KNOWLEDGE, ATTITIUDE AND PRACTICE OF PERSONAL AND MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONGST FEMALE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ALUU, PORT HARCOURT.

Student: Nwidum Suanu
Supervisor: Dr Inumanye Ojule
HOD: Dr Inumanye Ojule
Department of Medicine and Surgery
Health Sciences
University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State

Abstract

Background: Menstrual hygiene management in adolescent females is of utmost importance. Menarche marks the beginning of a woman’s reproductive life. Infections in the reproductive and urinary systems can be avoided by maintaining excellent cleanliness during menstruation. The quality of a woman’s reproductive life will be protected if she maintains proper menstrual hygiene. The purpose of this study is to determine the knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene management among rural schoolgirls.

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