Original Articles · pages 252–256
Beliefs and Attitudes towards Menstruation in Urban Women
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Arshia Jadav, Tahoora Ali, Dhrithi Mushti, Supriya Davis, Suprakash Chaudhury. Beliefs and Attitudes towards Menstruation in Urban Women. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2022;35(4):252–256.
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Background: Menstruation has been talked about in whispers all over the world, even though unhygienic practices were known to cause avoidable morbidity. There is paucity of social and health related Indian research on menstruation and issues related to it. Aim: To evaluate the beliefs and attitudes of Indian women towards menstruation. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Psychiatry in a Tertiary care hospital from August 2019 to March 2020. Permission of Institutional Ethics Committee was obtained before beginning the study. A written informed consent was obtained from all the participants.
Keywords
Menstruation, Beliefs, Attitudes, Preparedness, Information, Secrecy, Annoyance, Disability
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