摘要:"Introduction: Puberty, which was considered as the time of change for the adolescents, was a challenge for young girls because of menstrua-tion. Though it was a natural phe-nomenon, various myths surround it, because of which girls will be ex-posed to very little knowledge about menstruation. This study conduct-ed to know the level of knowledge, attitude and practices during men-struation among the adolescent school girls in rural area. Methodology: The study was among school going adolescent girls residing in tribal social welfare hostels in Kuppam from April to September 2015. Results: The study reported that majority of the girls attained men-arche at the age of 13 yrs, and 82.3% are having regular menstrual cycle. Sanitary pads usage during men-struation was seen in 78.5%, and disposal of absorbent was by throwing them into the dust bins in 58.0% people. Mother was the source of information about men-struation before menarche for most of them, and restrictions during menstrual period was seen among almost all of them. Conclusion: Proper knowledge, atti-tude and hygienic practices in menstruation are not seen among the study subjects, for whom a suit-able planned health education, and provision of adequate sanitary facil-ities was the need of the hour."
关键词:"Adolescents; Menstruation; Sani-tary pad; Health education "