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Assessment of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among high school girls
in Western Ethiopia
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Upashe SP
; Tekelab T
; Mekonnen J
BMC Womens Health
2015[Oct]; 15
(ä): 84
PMID26466992
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BACKGROUND: The issue of menstrual hygiene is inadequately acknowledged and has
not received proper attention. Use of sanitary pads and washing the genital area
are essential practices to keep the menstrual hygiene. Unhygienic menstrual
practices can affect the health of the girls and there is an increased
vulnerability to reproductive tract infections and pelvic inflammatory diseases
and other complications. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the
knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among high school girls at Nekemte
town, Oromia region, Western Ethiopia. METHOD: A school based cross-sectional
study design was employed in Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia. A multi stage
sampling technique was used to select 828 female high school students. Data
collection was carried out from May 04 to May 30, 2014 using a pre- tested
structured questionnaire. The data were entered into a computer using Epi-info
version 3.5.1 and then exported to SPSS for Windows version 20.0 for analysis.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was done at 95 %
confidence interval. RESULTS: In this study, 504 (60.9 %) and 330 (39.9 %)
respondents had good knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene respectively.
The findings of the study showed a significant positive association between good
knowledge of menstruation and educational status of mothers (AOR?=?1.51, 95 %
CI?=?1.02 - 2.22), having radio/TV (AOR?=?2.42, 95 % CI: 1.64 - 3.56).
Educational status of the mother (AOR?=?2.03, 95 % CI?=?1.38 - 2.97) and earning
permanent pocket money from parents (AOR?=?2.73, 95 % CI?=?1.76 - 4.26) revealed
significant positive association with good practice of menstrual hygiene.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings showed that the knowledge and practice of menstrual
hygiene is low. Awareness regarding the need for information about good menstrual
practices is very important. So, health education program should be setup to
create awareness and practice of good menstrual hygiene.