Menstruation and menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of West Bengal, India: A school based comparative study

Background: Adolescents are often less informed, less experienced, and less comfortable accessing reproductive health information and services than adults. In many developing countries, a culture of silence surrounds the topic of menstruation and related issues; as a result many young girls lack app...

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Main Authors: Adrija Datta, Nirmalya Manna, Mousumi Datta, Jhuma Sarkar, Baijayanti Baur, Saraswati Datta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Makhdoomi Printers 2012-11-01
Series:Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.gjmedph.org/uploads/O10-Vo1No5.pdf