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028			_bWurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102:
028			_b P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania:
028			_bPhone: +255 28 298 3384:
028			_bFax: +255 28 298 3386:
028			_bEmail: vc@bugando.ac.tz:
028			_bwww.bugando.ac.tz
035			_aCUHAS/MD/4001584/T/15
040			_bEnglish _cDDC
041			_aEnglish
041			_aKiswahili
100			_aFortunatus, Emmanuel. Sala _921321 _dCUHAS/MD/4001584/T/15
245			_a Assessing the Knowledge and Practice of Menstrual Hygiene, among Ordinary Level Secondary School Girls in Ilemela District, Mwanza.
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania : _bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : _c©2020
300			_avi; 35 Pages
300			_aIncludes References
520			_aAbstract: Background: Adolescent girls constitute a vulnerable group not only with respect to their social status but also in relation to their health. Issues associated with menstruation are never discussed openly and the silence surrounding menstruation burdens young girls by keeping them ignorant of this biological function. This study aimed at determining the knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among ordinary secondary school girls in Ilemela district, Mwanza. Methodology: This was a cross section prospective study conducted in secondary schools in Ilemela district Mwanza. Random sampling was done to obtain 10 schools. A convenience sampling was done in each school in order to obtain 39 students. Self-administered questionnaires were given to students to fill. Results: A total of 286 ordinary secondary girls participated in this study. Two hundred and eighty-one (73.4%) of the respondents had good knowledge about menstrual hygiene. Two hundred and twenty-six (59%) of the respondents had good practice on menstrual hygiene. Factors hindering menstrual hygiene practice were found to be failure to earn pocket money from parents or guardians (p value = 0.018), inability to afford menstrual management materials (p value = 0.002), lack of TV or/and radio at home (p value = 0.007) and lack emergence menstrual protection materials provision at school (p value = 0.002). Conclusion: The knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among ordinary secondary school girls in Ilemela district above average. Failure to earn pocket money from parents or guardians, inability to afford menstrual management materials, lack of TV or/and radio at home and lack of emergence menstrual protection materials provision at school were found to hinder menstrual hygiene practice.
600			_xObstetrics and Gynecology
600			_xPathology
600			_xHematology
700			_a Mujuni, Fridolin _920457
700			_aErius Tebuka
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