American Research Journal of Nursing

 Menstrual Hygiene Practice among the Girls Residing in Under Privileged Area in Dhaka City 1 2 3 Israth Jahan Tama, Tanjina Nasrin Sabrina, Afrin Jahan Dola 3. Nursing Instructor, Nutrition & Dietetics, Orthopedic Nursing, Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh The cross-sectional study was carried out to find theproportion of menstrual hygiene practice among the girls residing in a privileged area in Dhaka city with a sample size of 115. It is found from the study that age distribution was 15-19 years old. The study revealed that 27.0% did not go to school. Most of the respondents’ mother (42.6%) had no formal education & nearly half of the respondents (44.3%) mothers were maidservant and more than half respondents (52.2%) father had primary education. The study presented that 40.9% of respondents’ fathers were jobless & monthly family income was BDT 10000-15000. The highest number of the respondents (36.7%) menstruation started at the age of 11. The current study found that 59.1% of respondents' menstruation occurred in every cycle, and 40.9% of respondents' menstrual cycle was irregular. More than half, 67.8% of respondents, faced problems during menstruation. The present study found that 73.0% of the respondents knew about premenstrual syndrome. Out of them, 42.9% suffered from premenstrual syndrome regularly. The main source of menstrual bleeding is the ovary was mentioned by only 14.3%. Most (65.2%) of the respondents used homemade cloth, and 23.5% used sanitary napkins. A majority (80%) of the respondents used the same cloth for a longer time &the highest (53.3%) number of the respondents dry their cloth under sunlight. More than half of the respondents (59.1%) washed their genitalia after using the toilet, and 40.9% of them did not wash & nearly (65.2%) took a bath regularly during menstruation, and (34.8%) of them did not do so.The present study was found a significant association between age & bathing patterns among the selected respondents. (p-value = 0.005).