Menstrual health management: Knowledge and practices among adolescent girls

Menstrual health management: Knowledge and practices among adolescent girls

Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitude of adolescent girls regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene. Material and Methods: After approval by the ethical committee , the study was conducted on 340 adolescent girls aged 12-19 years, belonging to an urban slum area of Delhi. This was a qu...

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Main Authors:	R Khatuja, S Mehta, B Dinani, D Chawla
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:	Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Subjects:	Adolescence; hygiene; menstruation health.
Online Access:	http://www.tjogonline.com/article.asp?issn=0189-5117;year=2019;volume=36;issue=2;spage=283;epage=286;aulast=Khatuja

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