Dr. Anila Pillai
Sociology
July 2024
The menstrual hygiene practices of high school students in rural Thrissur, Central Kerala, are explored in this study. It plans to learn the information, perspectives, and standards of conduct related with period wellbeing in all cases as well as the cultural standards encompassing these practices. 150 adolescent girls partook in the study, which was centered around two high schools in the Thrissur district. After the information was coded and placed into MS Succeed, more exploration was led with the SPSS 16.0 form. As indicated by the discoveries, 30.0% of the adolescent girls utilized sanitary pads, 13.3% utilized garments, and 56.7% utilized material or a sanitary pad. Generally discarded their sanitary pads by copying them, but 17.3% flushed them in the bathroom or tossed them in normal rubbish. 31.3% of individuals cleaned their clothing and kept it inside their home, though 68.7% cleaned it and forgot about it in the sun. Most of adolescent girls knew about their menarche hour, with 56.7% getting data from their moms. Social imperatives during that time went from 8.0% in dinner game plans to impediments in going out and neglecting to go to social or severe limits. The utilization of sanitary pads was altogether related with maternal training, family pay, and period mindfulness. Despite the fact that most of the adolescent girls knew about the menstrual cycle, some of them had persistent vices when it came to taking off sanitary napkins and different materials and cleaning their clothing. The study underlines the requirement for worked on understanding and methodology to forestall reasonable bundle pollutions and adolescent stress.
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