Personal Hygiene Practices related to Genito-urinary Tract and Menstrual Hygiene Management in Female Adolescents

Menstrual Hygiene Management in Resource-Poor Countries

Importance Adequate management of menstrual hygiene is taken for granted in affluent countries; however, inadequate menstrual hygiene is a major problem for girls and women in resource-poor countries, which adversely affects the health and development of adolescent girls. Objective The aim of this article is to review the current evidence concerning menstrual hygiene management in these setti...

Menstrual Hygiene and Practices of Rural Adolescent Girls of Raichur

Original Article Background: Menarche is a significant milestone in the transitory developmental journey of an adolescent. Poor personal hygiene and defective menstrual management practices give rise to repeated reproductive tract infections (RTIs), which are otherwise preventable. Objectives: To access menstrual hygiene and practices of rural adolescent girls. 2 To find out menstrual disorders...

Personal Hygiene

Hygiene practices and sexual activity associated with urinary tract infection in pregnant women.

A case-control study determined the association of urinary tract infection (UTI) with genital hygiene practices and sexual activity in pregnant women attending prenatal clinics in Babol, Islamic Republic of Iran. A sample of 100 pregnant women with positive urine cultures (cases) were compared with 150 healthy pregnant women matched for age, social, economic and education status and parity (con...

Personal Hygiene (In Bengali)

In this small volume in Bengali the author has successfully attempted to explain the rules of health to be observed in respect of the daily habits of a native of India. He dwells upon the importance of early rising and deals with such subjects as, bathing, meals, drink, smoking, recreation and rest, exercise, slsep, dress, need of sanitation in the dwelling-house, the cause and the prevention o...