Journals on Medical drug and theraputics - BJSTR Journal

Abstract

Author has been recently passed from a terrific experience when they started to clean the empty plot for making a house. It was seen a lot of # sanitary napkin and clothes used for menstrual period directly or wrapped in news papers was dumped in that open plot. It means even now no community planning and awareness in relation to sanitation and disposal of menstrual materials. #Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) relates to how girls and women manage their monthly period, and require access to information about menstruation, clean and safe menstrual absorbents, and amenities and facilities such as toilets and water, and waste management to maintain hygiene. In India, menstruation is surrounded by #myths and #misconceptions with a long list of "do's" and "don'ts" for women. Even though menstruation is a natural process, it is associated with misconceptions, #malpractices and challenges among women in developing countries. Menstruation has always been surrounded by different perceptions throughout the world. Nowadays, there is some openness toward menstruation, but differences in attitude still persist between different populations [1] There are many taboos like menstruating women is prevented from going to temple, to cook food, to attend weddings, etc. There is limited knowledge and many #misconceptions about menstruation among women in India. This usually leads to undue fear, anxiety, and undesirable practices [2]. It was observed in our study that lack of infrastructure to dispose of used cloths and pads is the main cause for practicing the cloth in place of disposable pads because it was found easy to use and wash the cloth with soap after use. In our study regarding the method of disposal of the used material, most of the women (56.75%) reused cloth pieces and only 41.5% women have knowledge regarding properly disposed the used material. Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is a challenging issue among women and girls. Until now, issues about menstruation have been considered taboo and an abomination in several cultures and societies.

 For more articles on BJSTR Journal please click on https://biomedres.us/

For more Medical Drug and Theraputics Articles on BJSTR 

https://biomedres.us/fulltexts/BJSTR.MS.ID.001652.php

India Moves Towards Menstrual Hygiene: A Key Challenge by Anil Kumar Agarwal in BJSTR