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Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices of Menstrual Hygiene Among School Going Adolescent Girls

Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices of Menstrual Hygiene Among School Going Adolescent Girls - A Cross-Sectional Survey

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/04/066168
Enrollment
400
Registered
2024-04-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Central Council for Research in Aurvedic Sciences CCRAS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female students from 12 to 17 years studying in various schools of Kumbalagodu town

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Girls who did not attain menarche

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
improved knowledge and attitudes towards menstruation and better menstrual hygiene practicein adolescent school girls Timepoint: 1st month- preparing proforma, contacting various schools, processing CTRI registration 2nd month: registration of the participants and conducting survey followed by awareness talk 3rd month: post analysis, daa entry, statistical analysis, report preparation and submission of the research report, publication

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The awareness (knowledge) about menarche and their sources of information before its onset The prevailing practices for menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls The restrictions which were practiced by adolescent schoolgirls during menstruation The association of awareness of menstruation before menarche and practices for menstruation hygiene with educational status of respondents and their mothers Timepoint: 3 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHarshitha S M

Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute of Ayurveda And Hospital

drreenakulkarni@gmail.com9480478639

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026