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Menstrual health issues and menstrual hygiene practices followed by college going girls; a study in Khurdha district of Odisha.

Author(s) Dr. Swati Sucharita
Country India
Abstract When a woman bleeds for a few days from her vagina, this is known as her menstruation.
Typically, this occurs every 28 days or so for most women, although it's not uncommon for periods to occur more frequently or less frequently than this, anywhere from every 23 days to every 35 days. As teens begin to menstruate, they may experience new vulnerabilities. When they menstruate, many teenage girls experience stigma, bullying, and social exclusion. Keeping these perspectives in mind, the present study was carried out in khurdha district of the state of Odisha which is one of the poor states of India with a huge concentration of people living in rural areas. A well constructed interview schedule was prepared and pretested before the study. The sample size for this study was 278 which was calculated using Yamane’s formula. The major findings of the study suggests that Majority of the respondents (27%) belonged to the age of 17 years and majority (44.4%) respondents belonged to rural area, Majority of the respondents (68%) faced menstrual health issues. Among them majority of the respondents (84%) faced stomach cramp followed by back pain (76%), muscle cramp (65%), dizziness (64.5%), and irritability (60%) respectively. Majority of the respondents (72.5%) had a period delayed up to 2-3 months. Whereas 08 (20%) respondents reported that their period is delayed for more than 3 months.
Keywords Menstruation, Health issues, Menstrual hygiene, Practices, Restrictions
Field Sociology > Health
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2025
Published On 2025-01-19
Cite This Menstrual health issues and menstrual hygiene practices followed by college going girls; a study in Khurdha district of Odisha. - Dr. Swati Sucharita - IJFMR Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2025. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i01.35305
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i01.35305
Short DOI https://doi.org/g82gp2

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