Knowledge and Practice of Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent School Girls in Tanahun District
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Menstrual Hygiene: Knowledge and Practice among Adolescent School Girls In rural areas of West Bengal
Menstruation is generally considered as unclean in the Indian society. Isolation of the menstruating girls and restrictions being imposed on them in the family, have reinforced a negative attitude towards this phenomenon. There is a substantial lacuna in the knowledge about menstruation among adolescent girls. Although menstruation is a natural process, it is linked with several misconceptions ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Patan Pragya
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2594-3278
DOI: 10.3126/pragya.v5i1.30442