Open Accessstudy on the awareness on menstrual hygiene among females of Dibrugarh District
Author(s) -
Ekta Singh Sahu,
Pratima Chetry
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns2.6084
Subject(s) - menstruation , mythology , hygiene , menstrual cycle , psychology , sign (mathematics) , phenomenon , medicine , environmental health , demography , developmental psychology , history , sociology , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , pathology , quantum mechanics , hormone , classics
Menstruation cycle is the sign of womanhood. It is a physiological process indicating the beginning of reproductive life. But, sometimes it is considered as an unclean phenomenon in the Indian society. Due to insufficient knowledge and social taboos, there are many myths prevailed in our Indian society. This paper aims to study the different myths about menstrual taboos in our society and the awareness about menstrual hygiene among females of teenage groups. The study showed that there are still many myths about menstruation prevalent in our society and the level of awareness is also low among the teenagers as well their parents.