Menstrual hygiene practices and associated factors among Indian adolescent girls: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and practices by adolescent females of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are a severe public health issue. The current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled proportion of the hygiene practices, menstrual problems with their associated factors, and the effectiveness of educational interventions on menstrual hygiene among adolescent school girls in India.

Methods

PRISMA checklist and PICO guidelines were used to screen the scientific literature from 2011 to 2021. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the quality of studies. Four themes were developed for data analysis, including hygiene practices, type of absorbent used, menstruation associated morbidities and interventions performed regardi

SUBMITTER: Majeed J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9229495 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature