HEALTH AND HYGIENE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS: A SHOVEL ANALYSIS AND ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH EXTENSION EDUCATION

Menstrual hygiene should be a vital part of healthcare among the adolescent girls. Various aspects such as physiology, pathology and psychology of menstruation have been found to associate with health and well-being of women and girls, hence it is an important issue concerting to the female population. During this period, an adolescent girl is regarded most vulnerable for developing any kind of reproductive tract infections, urinary tract infections and various sexual transmitted diseases. Menstrual hygiene deals with special healthcare needs and requirements of adolescent girls during the period. Therefore, increased knowledge about health and hygiene through extension education shoot up safe practices and may assist in mitigating the suffering of large number of adolescent girls.