Disparities in menstrual hygiene management between urban and rural schoolgirls in Northeast, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Even though menstruation is a normal biological process, adolescents are facing managing their menstruation when they are at school. It causes girls to miss their class on average three days every month. Studies in some countries showed that the magnitude of menstrual hygiene management problems is higher in rural adolescent girls, but little is known in the Ethiopia context. The objective of this study was to assess and compare menstrual hygiene management practices among rural and urban schoolgirls, Northeast, Ethiopia.

Methods

An institution-based comparative cross-sectional study was employed among 1078 schoolgirls (539 urban and 539 rural) from February to March 2020. The participants were selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. A structured self-a

SUBMITTER: Shibeshi BY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483289 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature