KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS IN MARIST COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMY UTURU, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
Menstrual hygiene is an essential part of basic hygiene for females. The present study examined
the knowledge, attitude and practice of menstrual hygiene among female students in Marist
Comprehensive academy Uturu, Abia state, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive design was
used for the study. Census sampling technique was used to enroll 238 eligible senior secondary
adolescent girls. A researcher designed questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was
collected once. Collated data was subjected to descriptive statistics. Results revealed that the
respondents had fair knowledge (50.5%), positive attitude (mean 3.25 on a 4 point likert-type
scale) and good practice (71.6%) of menstrual hygiene. Meanwhile, only 6.7% of respondents
changed their sanitary pads 2-3 times in a day during menstruation. In conclusion, the
respondents had fair knowledge, positive attitude and good practice of menstrual hygiene. Based
on the findings, the researcher recommended that Nurse Educators should collaborate with
higher authorities towards developing adolescent targeted public enlightenment programmes
aimed at enhancing knowledge and possibly attitude toward menstrual hygiene.
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