Relationship between Female University Students’ Knowledge on Menstruation and Their Menstrual Hygiene Practices: A Study in Tamale, Ghana

Relationship between Female University Students’ Knowledge on Menstruation and Their Menstrual Hygiene Practices: A Study in Tamale, Ghana

Positive perception about menstruation and good menstrual hygiene practice safeguards the health of postpubescent females by reducing their vulnerability to reproductive and urinary tract infections. Using a questionnaire, a cross-sectional study involving 293 randomly selected female undergraduate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Evans Paul Kwame Ameade, Helene Akpene Garti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:	Advances in Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1056235

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