Singh Neetu, Kumari Rashmi, Agarwal Dipti, Jauhari Sugandha
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Community Medicine, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Nov;10(11):4168-4175. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_672_21. Epub 2021 Nov 29.
Menstruation is a normal physiologic phenomenon. Due to lack of awareness regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in India, majority have unhygienic practices which make them vulnerable to various adverse health and social outcomes.
The aim of this study was to compare the awareness and perception of pre- and postmenarchal adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene.
A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Paediatrics of a Government tertiary care center, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for 6 months from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019.
The study was undertaken among 120 adolescent girls between 09 and 19 years of age. Premenarchal age group was from 9 to 12 years and postmenarchal was 13-19 years. All the adolescent girls who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were subjected to a pretested prevalidated semi-structured questionnaire assessing their awareness and perceptions regarding menstrual hygiene.
Of 120 respondents, 43 girls were aware of menstruation prior to attainment of menarche. Mother was the first informant regarding menstruation in the case of 49 (49.65%) girls. A total of 57 girls believed it as a physiological process. 32 (53.3%) girls knew the use of sanitary pads during menstruation. Regarding restrictions practiced, 136 (85%) girls practiced different restrictions during menstruation.
Adolescent girls, being vulnerable, need to have adequate and correct awareness regarding menstrual hygiene. This will protect them from risk of developing reproductive or sexually transmitted infections (RTI/STI) which is a burden on our society and render many females infertile and cause other adverse health outcomes.
月经是一种正常的生理现象。由于印度青春期女孩对经期卫生缺乏认识，大多数人有不卫生的行为习惯，这使她们易遭受各种不良健康和社会后果。
本研究的目的是比较月经初潮前和初潮后青春期女孩对经期卫生的认识和看法。
印度北方邦勒克瑙市一家政府三级医疗中心的妇产科和儿科于2019年7月1日至2019年12月31日进行了一项为期6个月的基于医院的横断面研究。
该研究在120名9至19岁的青春期女孩中进行。月经初潮前年龄组为9至12岁，初潮后为13 - 19岁。所有符合纳入标准的青春期女孩都接受了一份经过预测试和预验证的半结构化问卷，以评估她们对经期卫生的认识和看法。
在120名受访者中，43名女孩在月经初潮前就知晓月经。49名（49.65%）女孩的母亲是她们关于月经的首位告知者。共有57名女孩认为月经是一个生理过程。32名（53.3%）女孩知道经期使用卫生巾。关于所实行的限制，136名（85%）女孩在经期实行了不同的限制。
青春期女孩较为脆弱，需要对经期卫生有充分且正确的认识。这将保护她们免受生殖或性传播感染（RTI/STI）风险，这些感染给我们的社会带来负担，使许多女性不孕并导致其他不良健康后果。
