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Introduction: Good mensural hygiene is essential for improve reproductive health of women. Usage of sanitary pad is critical step towards this goal. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of sanitary pad usage and ascertain various perceived barrier which prevents it usage. Methodology: We carried out a descriptive cross-sectional study using a mix...
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... Menstrual hygienic practices include using a material for absorbing blood during menstruation and cleaning of genitals and include a variety of other aspects such as disposing of absorbed material, bathing practices, etc. Research evidence in India has established Menstrual hygiene practices and their determinants among pre-menopausal married women in rural Puducherry that absence of or sticking to poor menstrual hygienic practices would cause specifically menstrual and gynaecological problems or reproductive problems at large. [4][5][6][7][8] In India, several studies focused on menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent/unmarried girls [9][10][11][12] and ever/currently married women of reproductive age group (15-45 years) [3][4][5][6][7][8][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] rather than among those women in pre-menopausal ages (35-49), who are said to be more vulnerable to gynaecological problems. Further, most of these studies looked into women's awareness and absorbent material (sanitary napkins, tampons, clothes, etc.). ...
... On the whole, this study highlights that pre-menopausal aged women living in rural areas of Puducherry practice menstrual hygiene to a relatively greater extent. 56% of the sample women were using sanitary pads during menstruation, which was found similar to the studies conducted among women of Kanpur (58.5%), [3] Mumbai slums (65%), [5] Indore (63%), [15] rural setting of Bihar (68%), [20] and urban Kolkata (72%), [8] whereas much higher among the women of south-west Delhi (91%). [17] On the other hand, the corresponding practice was comparatively lower among those women visiting a hospital in Chennai (42%) [16] and rural setting of Tamil Nadu (35%) [13] as well as among the women of all India -National Family Health Survey, 4 (NFHS-4), 2015-16 (49%). ...
... When the associations (and net effects) of general menstrual hygienic practices (index) with the background factors of women were examined, it was pertinent to note that women's education, occupational hierarchy, and family monthly income turned out to be the key predictors. Several studies conducted in India [3,4,6,13,14,[17][18][19][20] also reported the significant association of women's education and household wealth index/SES with one or the other menstrual hygiene practices-mainly using sanitary napkins well as sound/poor menstrual hygiene index. However, in the case of occupational status (primarily skilled workers and employed), the studies by Balamurugan et al. [13] and Kumar et al. [17] noted good/satisfactory hygienic practices during menstruation to a greater extent among women, whereas the study by Roy et al. [19] showed a lower degree of sanitary pad use among working women. ...
Background:
Menstrual hygiene practices are somewhat poor among pre-menstrual aged rural women, and thereby, they are likely to be affected by menstrual and gynaecological morbidities. Hence, an attempt is made to comprehend the magnitude of menstrual hygiene practices through an index among rural women and identify its principal determinants.
Methods:
Adopting a community-based cross-sectional study design, the required data was collected (through a semi-structured interview schedule) from 780 married pre-menopausal women (aged 35-49 years) from 30 villages of the Puducherry district during January-April 2021. Descriptive and inferential statistics and multiple linear regression techniques were employed.
Results:
56% of the present study respondents have exhibited good menstrual hygienic practices (pooled scores 9-15; Median score = 9). Findings from the multiple linear regression model revealed that women's education (β = 0.235; P < 0.001), occupational hierarchy (β = 0.110; P < 0.001) and mass media exposure (β = 0.095; P < 0.01) as the critical predictors of menstrual hygiene practices. Such positive net effects were also exhibited by the family monthly income (β = 0.84; P < 0.05) and women's access to economic resources (β = 0.071; P < 0.05), whereas family size demonstrated a significant adverse effect (β = -0.080; P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Overall, menstrual hygiene practices among women are moderately high among better socio-economic status. Efforts may be taken to improve the socio-economic conditions and propagate the correct menstrual hygienic practices among rural women, which may enhance hygiene practices during menstruation.
