Garg Shubhangi, Arya Anupama, Anuragi Deepika, Solanki Garima, Zafna Aesha, Adil Mohd, Saxena Shobhit, Mehta Mugdha M
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Community Medicine, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2025 Jun;17(Suppl 2):S1625-S1627. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_185_25. Epub 2025 Jun 18.
Adolescent well-being depends heavily on menstrual health, especially for high school girls in rural settings where access to health education and awareness may be restricted. This research assesses high school girls' knowledge of menstrual hygiene and the frequency of menstruation issues in a rural location near a tertiary care hospital.
In a rural location, 300 high school girls between the ages of 12 and 18 participated in a cross-sectional research. Their knowledge of common menstruation issues and menstrual hygiene behaviors was evaluated using a standardized questionnaire. Demographic information, knowledge of menstrual health, hygiene habits, and symptoms such as premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea, and menorrhagia were all included in the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the data, and Chi-square tests were used to establish if awareness levels and menstruation issues were related; a value of less than 0.05 was deemed significant.
Of the participants, only 40% had previously received instruction on period health, although 65% were aware of fundamental menstrual hygiene habits. The most frequent menstrual issue mentioned was dysmenorrhea (70%), which was followed by irregular cycles (25%), and menorrhagia (15%). Hygiene behaviors and awareness levels were substantially correlated ( = 0.02). Girls who were more knowledgeable were 50% less likely to report having serious menstruation issues.
The research concludes that high school girls in rural regions have a modest understanding of menstrual hygiene and that menstrual issues, especially dysmenorrhea, are rather common. To fill up the information gaps and enhance the well-being of teenage females, educational initiatives centered on menstruation health are crucial.
青少年的幸福很大程度上取决于月经健康，对于农村地区的高中女生而言尤其如此，因为在这些地区，她们获得健康教育和相关知识的机会可能受到限制。本研究评估了一所三级护理医院附近农村地区高中女生对月经卫生的了解程度以及月经问题的发生频率。
在一个农村地区，300名年龄在12至18岁之间的高中女生参与了一项横断面研究。使用标准化问卷评估她们对常见月经问题和月经卫生行为的了解。问卷内容包括人口统计学信息、月经健康知识、卫生习惯以及经前综合征、痛经和月经过多等症状。使用描述性统计分析数据，并使用卡方检验确定认知水平与月经问题是否相关；p值小于0.05被视为具有统计学意义。
在参与者中，只有40%的人之前接受过经期健康方面的指导，尽管65%的人了解基本的月经卫生习惯。提及最多的月经问题是痛经（70%），其次是月经周期不规律（25%）和月经过多（15%）。卫生行为与认知水平显著相关（p = 0.02）。知识更丰富的女孩报告有严重月经问题的可能性要低50%。
该研究得出结论，农村地区的高中女生对月经卫生的了解有限，月经问题，尤其是痛经相当普遍。以月经健康为中心的教育举措对于填补信息空白和提高青少年女性的幸福感至关重要。
