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Lt Col Suman Dhaka
Lt Col B Vijaya
Maj Sumam T Mathew
Maj Anita Singh
Capt Manju Radhakrishnan
Capt Chandrakala Bisht
In India about 20.9% of total population belongs to adolescent age group (10yrs - 19yrs)1.Adolescents belong to vital age group, not only because they are the entrant population to parenthood but also because they are threshold between childhood and adulthood. As they attempt to cross this threshold they face various physiological, psychological and developmental changes2. The most striking change in adolescent girls is the onset of menstruation. There is lack of information on the process of menstruation, the physical and psychological changes associated with puberty and proper requirements for managing menstruation3.
Keywords: ? Assess: Level of knowledge in terms of poor, fair and good, ? Menstrual hygiene: Hygienic measures used during menstrual cycle. ? Adolescent girls: Female child in the age group of 11 - 18 yrs. ? Knowledge: Understanding level of adolescent girls r