
A comparative study of perception and practices regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in urban and rural areas of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan
Author(s) -
Neha Choudhary,
Manoj Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_69_19
Subject(s) - medicine , menarche , menstruation , rural area , hygiene , urban area , adolescent health , environmental health , demography , pediatrics , nursing , economy , pathology , sociology , economics , endocrinology
There are vast disparities of information gap between urban and rural adolescent girls in India, which do have an impact on the practices during menstruation.