Menstrual hygiene management knowledge, practice and associated factors Among School Girls, Northeast Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women in rural settings particularly in schools suffer more from stigma and lack of services and facilities during menstruation. However, the issue has not received proper attention from school water sanitation and hygiene programs. And this study was aimed to identify knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene, and associated factors.

Method

Institution based cross-sectional study was employed among 441 school girls in Mekidela city. EpiData Version 4.6 and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 25.0 were used for data entry and analysis, respectively. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was employed to identify factors associated with the outcome variables. Variables with a p-value<0.25 in the bivariable analysis were a candidate f

SUBMITTER: Shumie ZS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9295965 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature