Menstrual hygiene among adolescent school girls in Kano
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Menstruation and menstrual hygiene amongst adolescent school girls in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria.
This study examined the knowledge and practices of adolescent school girls in Kano, Nigeria around menstruation and menstrual hygiene. Data was collected quantitatively and analyzed using Epi info version 3.2.05. The mean age of the students was 14.4 +/- 1.2 years; majority was in their mid adolescence. The students attained menarche at 12.9 +/- 0.8 years. Majority had fair knowledge of menstru...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0189-5117
DOI: 10.4103/tjog.tjog_81_17