1M. Sc Scholar; Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, Hyderabad, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Telangana, India
Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, Hyderabad, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, 500 004 (Telangana)
2Professor and Head, Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, Hyderabad, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Telangana, India, rgeethareddy16@gmail.com
Adolescence is a transition period from childhood to adult life during which pubertal development and sexual maturation take place, thus making physiological development a challenge adolescents have to face. There is a substantial lacuna in the knowledge towards menstruation among adolescent girls; hence, an attempt was made to study menstruation and personal hygiene among adolescent girls of urban locality. Ex post facto research design was used for the study. The locale of the study was Jadcherla town of Mahabubnagar district in Telangana State. Sample size of 30 adolescent school going girls of age group 12 to 16 yrs. was purposively selected. Structured questionnaire was used to examine the existing knowledge and hygiene practices regarding menstruation. Frequency and percentage were used to analyse the collected data. Results revealed that prior information about menstruation before its attainment was available to 80 per cent of the adolescent girls in the present study. About 93 per cent of the respondents use sanitary pads during their periods which show good hygiene practice during menstruation. About 67 per cent of the respondents do not have knowledge about the organ from where bleeding occurs. Hence, awareness needs to be given to the respondents.
Adolescence, Hygiene practices, Menstruation, Menarche, Pads, Periods, Taboos
