“Assessment of the Factors Influencing and ...

“Assessment of the Factors Influencing and Barriers Associated With Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls of Selected Urban Schools in View to Develop Information Booklet”

Author Name : Namrata Badrinarayan Khandagale, Manisha Yashavant Khart, Kirti Gajanan Ingle, Ram Prasad Holambe, Satish Namdevrao Choure, Devendra Kumar Pethe

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/IJARESM.2026.1401260102

ABSTRACT Background- Globally about 52% of the female population is of reproductive age, meaning menstruation is part of their normal life and menstrual hygiene is therefore an essential part of basic hygienic practices.5 An adolescence girl has been recognized as a special period which signifies the transition from girlhood to womanhood. Menstruation is generally considered as unclean in the Indian society. Isolation of the menstruating girls and restrictions being imposed on them in the family, have reinforced a negative attitude towards this phenomenon.