Knowledge, Awareness and Practices on Menstrual Hygiene Management among Under-Graduate Nursing Students: Experience from a Cross-Sectional Study in West Bengal, India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
Menstruation, a normal physiological process in females of reproductive age group still carries a lot of taboo especially in Indian context. The current study was conducted to assess the knowledge, awareness and practices related to menstrual hygiene management and find out the relationship with the socio-demographic profile of the respondents. The current cross-sectional study was conducted among first and second year undergraduate nursing students of School of Nursing, Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata with a pre-designed, pretested and validated anonymous survey questionnaire. One-hundred and forty participants were surveyed and responses were noted. On analysis it was observed that there was inadequate knowledge regarding menstruation and relevant hygiene practices, availability of free sanitary napkins among the nursing students. The prevalence of nursing students using sanitary pads during menstruation was 95.3%. Higher frequency of cleaning external genitalia was higher among 2nd year students. The frequency of bathing per day was less among adolescents than older age groups. Restriction of daily activities and food intake was also noted. Therefore health education campaign regarding the issue of menstrual hygiene was found to be of utmost importance, for the participants will ultimately disseminate the knowledge of hygiene and practices among the general population.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Nirmalya Manna, Dr. Arista Lahiri, Dr. Atanu Bhattacharjee, Siddhartha Bera
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