Menstrual Hygiene Among Medical Female Students

Abstract

Menstruation, or period, is a monthly occurrence for people of reproductive age. The number of girls, women, transgender men and non-binary persons that experience the period is about 1.8 billion. Even though a big progress is made in raising the awareness for menstruation hygiene and health, however, there are some issues that cause girls and women not to meet the basic menstrua- tion hygiene and health needs. Researchers say that poverty, menstruation taboos, lack of basic hygiene services, gender inequality have negative impact on the lives of the vulnerable categories. Adolescent girls during their period, are often faced with intimidation, stigma, and even social discrimination. The aim of the work is to analyze the habits during the menstrual cycle as well as the absence from classes. The study is a cross sectional observational study conducted between November and December 2019.