ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE

Menstruation is a natural and essential part of the female reproductive cycle, yet it is often surrounded by taboos and misconceptions. Many adolescent girls enter this phase of life without adequate knowledge and are unprepared to manage their menstrual hygiene effectively. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding menstruation among adolescent girls and to determine the association between their knowledge levels and selected demographic variables. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study. A total of 74 adolescent girls were selected from the Rajpura region of Punjab using a convenient sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire was administered to collect data on menstrual hygiene knowledge. The responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics to determine frequency and percentage, and inferential statistics were used to assess associations between knowledge levels and demographic variables such as age, class, and parental Education. The results revealed that 28.4% of the adolescent girls had good knowledge, 66.2% had average knowledge, and 5.4% had poor knowledge regarding menstruation. The study concluded that majority of girls had average knowledge, a significant number still lacked essential understanding of menstrual hygiene, and this can be improved by providing good knowledge to adolescent girl in schools and through mass media.