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Assessment of the Prevalence of Menstrual Complications with Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Menstruation of Rural Girls in Jashore, Bangladesh

Received: 11 August 2021     Accepted: 24 August 2021     Published: 16 September 2021
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Context: Menstruation is one of the most basic characteristic features of girls and inadequate knowledge of adolescent girls about menstruation can result in faulty menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and inappropriate dietary management both of these can causes diseases which is a major threat for adolescent health in developing countries like Bangladesh. Aim: To identify current knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to menstruation and menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among adolescent girls. Settings and Design: It is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Jashore, Bangladesh. Methods and Materials: A pre-formed, pre-tested questionnaire was used. The questionnaire-based survey was conducted among randomly selected 250 adolescent girls between 10 and 19 years. Statistical analysis used: Data were analyzed statistically by Microsoft office excels and SPSS windows version 16 software programs. Results: Among 250 adolescent girls majority had their menarche between 12 and 15 years of age, 70% of adolescent girls of this study belonged to lower class families. This study revealed that 85% of the respondents had regular menstruation whereas 15% had irregular menstruations also. Most of them faced different types of Premenstrual syndrome including 76% from headache, 80% from lower abdominal pain, and 62.5% from fatigue and weakness. Only 56% had previous knowledge about puberty before attaining menarche. There was a statistically significant correlation between the mother’s education and the knowledge of participants about menstruation at puberty. All the participants used to bath and wash hand after changing pads whereas 80.8% used to avoid all types of exercises. Almost 94% of respondents used to dispose of their napkins properly. The micro-nutrient deficiency was also common; especially 49.2% were suffering from Iron deficiency and 69.6% from folic acids deficiency. Conclusion: Awareness programs regarding both menstrual hygiene and dietary management can aid to alleviate some complications during puberty and ensure better health for adolescent girls.

Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 9, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjph.20210905.14
Page(s) 162-168
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Keywords

Menstruation, Deficiency Disease, Menarche, Adolescent

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  • Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh

  • Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh

  • Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University Kushtia, Kushtia, Bangladesh

  • Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh

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