Yadav Ram Naresh, Joshi Shrijana, Poudel Rajesh, Pandeya Pawan
Public Health, Good Neighbors International, Nepal.
J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2018 Jan 1;15(3):212-216. doi: 10.3126/jnhrc.v15i3.18842.
Menstrual hygiene management remains a taboo in many communities in Nepal. Cultural beliefs about menstruation such as food taboos and untouchability have negative impact on dignity, health and education of adolescent girls. The objective of the study was to assess the current knowledge, attitude and practice of school adolescents on menstrual hygiene management in Doti District in Far-Western Nepal.
This cross-sectional study was carried out from October to December 2016 at seven village development committees in Doti district, Nepal. This study was done among 276 students from grade seven and eight of 11 schools. Self-administered structured questionnaire was used to obtain information from school students. Descriptive analysis was done to analyse the knowledge, attitude and practice of school adolescents on menstrual hygiene management.
67.4% respondents had fair knowledge and 26.4% respondents had good knowledge on menstrual hygiene management. However, out of 141 female adolescent respondents, only 56 (40%) were engaged in good menstrual hygiene practices. Around half of the respondents had positive attitude towards menstrual hygiene management related issues.
Although knowledge on menstrual hygiene management among school adolescents is fair, still attitude and practice need to improve. Findings indicate the need of behavior change communication campaigns along with frequent reinforcement of school health education programs.
在尼泊尔的许多社区，经期卫生管理仍是一个禁忌话题。关于月经的文化观念，如食物禁忌和不可接触性，对少女的尊严、健康和教育产生负面影响。本研究的目的是评估尼泊尔远西部多蒂地区学校青少年对经期卫生管理的现有知识、态度和实践情况。
这项横断面研究于2016年10月至12月在尼泊尔多蒂地区的七个乡村发展委员会开展。该研究在11所学校的276名七年级和八年级学生中进行。使用自行填写的结构化问卷从在校学生那里获取信息。进行描述性分析以分析学校青少年对经期卫生管理的知识、态度和实践情况。
67.4%的受访者对经期卫生管理有一定了解，26.4%的受访者有较好的了解。然而，在141名女性青少年受访者中，只有56人（40%）有良好的经期卫生习惯。约一半的受访者对经期卫生管理相关问题持积极态度。
尽管学校青少年对经期卫生管理的知识还算可以，但态度和实践仍需改进。研究结果表明需要开展行为改变宣传活动，并不断加强学校健康教育项目。
