Open AccessThe Effect Of The Knowledge Of Menstrual Management On The Reactions To Its Onset: A Study On Urban Areas Of Pakistan
Author(s) -
Khalida Rauf,
Sheeba Farhan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pakistan journal of gender studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-8886
pISSN - 2072-0394
DOI - 10.46568/pjgs.v8i1.336
Subject(s) - menstruation , feeling , simple random sample , menstrual cycle , psychology , perception , demography , medicine , developmental psychology , social psychology , population , environmental health , sociology , neuroscience , hormone
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of first menstrual onset on females with reference to Pakistani culture. Two hundred and thirty five female students from Karachi University were selected on the basis of simple random sampling. Structured instructions and questionnaire was used in face to face interview for evaluating the average age, educational level, place of occurrence and degree of awareness of first and later born females at the time of first periods. Survey also compares the type of information and perception of occurrence of first period. Furthermore, emotional feelings of aware and unaware females at the time of first onset and current state of menstruation cycle have been evaluated. Comparison between the education of mother and degree of awareness is also assessed. Chi square was applied for interpretation of results.