Menstruation
Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Lodha Tribes in West Bengal, India: A Study Based on Perception and Practice
By: JUNI GHOSH, BISWAJIT PAL – Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon unique to females. However, menstrual practices are surrounded by lots of taboos and myths which lead to adverse health problems. Primitive Groups of Tribes (pgts) like the Lodha community are one of the most underprivileged communities. The purpose of the study is to…
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…
Knowledge and Practice of Menstrual Regulation. An Assessment among the Underprivileged People in Bangladesh
By: NASIR UDDIN – Menstruation is seen as both a purifying and polluting event in many cultures, including Bangladesh. While seemingly contradictory, this way of thinking has actually two manifestations of the same concept. Menstruation is valued as a means of regularly flushing “bad blood” from a woman’s body, cleaning the woman, and signifying that…