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Sheetal Patni
Mukta patni
Priyanka Aagza
Pooja Patni
Mayuree Kshirsagar
Kinjal Patni
Jaya Metariya
Nidhi Jansari
Khyati Varu
Neha Damor
Vaishali Parikh
Menstruation is regulated by hormones in this process, endometrial lining of uterus, gradually thickens and sheds off and causes bleeding that normally last for 03–05 days and occasionally up to 07 days. Menstrual hygiene refers to the personal hygiene practices during menstruation such as showering, use of sanitary products. The present study aims to assess the knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls studying in selected secondary schools of Ahmedabad city, Gujarat state. Data collection tool consisted of semi - structured knowledge questionnaire with multiple choice questions. Data was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that 36% of the samples had excellent knowledge, 49% had good knowledge and 15% of the samples had average knowledge. Mean score regarding menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls studying in selected secondary schools was 75.55%. Among demographic variables Age in years, Age of menarche, Standard of student, Monthly family income, Religion, First source of information. It was found that there was association between Standard of students and knowledge of adolescent girls. Chi -square valu e was 6.709; calculated P value was 0.0349 which was less than 0.05 which indicates that it was significant. There was also association between first source of information among adolescent girls and knowledge score of them analyzed by Yates chi square test in which the value of chi square was 17.20 and calculated p value was 0.00857, the p value was less than 0.05 which indicates that it was significant.
Keywords: Assess, Knowledge, Menstrual hygiene, Adolescent girls