National survey of menstrual health and hygiene management of adolescent girls in Nepal
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Kathmandu, 10 December 2020 – In partnership with the national apical body responsible for promoting health research across the country Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC), World Vision released a report today that provides comprehensive analysis of the knowledge, attitude and practice and psychosocial well-being of adolescent girls in menstrual hygiene management.
The study titled “Status of Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management among Adolescents Girls in Nepal” concludes that along with having inadequate knowledge around menstruation, adolescent girls continue to face restrictions during periods ranging from restrictions in religious activities, issues of touchability to food consumption. Surveyed in 3,675 adolescent girls (aged 10-19 years) across the country including differently-abled girls who had experienced their menarche, the study highlighted mothers as the primary sou