adolescent girls
Baseline Characteristics of Menstruation among Adolescent Girls of Delhi
By: URVASHI GUPTA, NILUPHER, KSHETRIMAYUM SURMALA DEVI, JAISLEEN KAUR, MEENAL DHALL – Adolescence witnesses the beginning of menstruation. Present work is a cross-sectional study designed to take into consideration the menstrual-health status of school going adolescent girls. 295 adolescent girls aged 10-18 years, who volunteered for the study (as permitted by their parents), were interviewed…
Menstrual Hygiene Management: A study of Socio-cultural practices and Implications of the Intervention programme in Kerala, India
adolescent girls, India, Kerala, Menstrual cups, Menstrual hygiene and Sanitary napkins, Menstruation, WASHBy: SANGHAMITHRA E.P., ABHIRAMI A.S., OINAM HEMLATA DEVI – Menstruation is an important life event for every female member of society. The major population overlooks its significance for reproductive health. Simultaneously, there is a wide variation in the knowledge, awareness and practice signalling various social factors responsible for it. Many studies addressed the question of…
Stunting and its association with predictor variables among Tibetan adolescent girls of North India
By: SHWETA SINGH, NEELAM SINGH, GAUTAM KUMAR KSHATRIYA – In India, malnutrition is a major public health problem among adolescents. Amongvarious parameters of malnutrition, stunting is comparatively ignored among adolescents asits severity was thought to be limited in children up to 5 years of age, with minimal potentialfor recovery in later life. However, recent evidence…
Prevalence of anemia in adolescence girls of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: PRASANTA NANDA, KUMARI DEHUTI, PINKI YADAV, PRIYA CHOUDHARY, PATE JUMSI, TALOM TALOH, RATNA TAYENG – A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among the adolescent girls of Dera Natung Government College Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on 21st September 2019 to understand the prevalence of anaemia among adolescent college students. The study showed that only 19.29%…