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Hygienic menstrual practices very low among adolescent girls: survey Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Hygienic menstrual practices are very low among adolescent girls aged between 15 and 19 years, revealed a study.
Only one in every 11 married adolescents and one in eight unmarried adolescents have hygienic menstrual practice, found the first ever Bangladesh Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Survey (BAHWS) 2019-20 which was revealed in a Dhaka event this afternoon.
The study revealed that one in every four ever married and unmarried in-school adolescents missed at least one day of school during their last menstruation.
Almost all (98%) of both married and unmarried adolescents reported using either disposable products or reusable materials cleaned with water and soap or detergent during menstruation.