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Menstrual hygiene management knowledge, practice and associated factors Among School Girls, Northeast Ethiopia.

Zeru Shikur ShumieZinie Abita Mengie
Published in: PloS one (2022)
Overall nearly two-third of respondents had good knowledge and good practice of menstrual hygiene management. Factors significantly associated with their knowledge included age, grade level, residence, learning on menstrual hygiene, and knowledge of sanitary pads. Residence, knowledge on menstrual hygiene, know about sexually transmitted infections and having a private shower were found to be associated with practice of menstrual hygiene management. In general, our finding indicates that menstrual hygiene was unsatisfactory among adolescent school girls and more should be done on the factors identified.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • oral health
  • young adults
  • quality improvement
  • childhood cancer