Conference abstract
Factors influencing menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in selected secondary schools in Lagelu Local Government Area Ibadan Oyo State
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2022:12(5).16
Feb 2022.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2022.12.5.1240
Archived on: 16 Feb 2022
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Keywords: Adolescent, menstrual hygiene, poor management
Oral presentation
Factors influencing menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in selected secondary schools in Lagelu Local Government Area Ibadan Oyo State
Olasunkanmi Titilope1,&, Gifty Gboyesola Oyadiran1
1Faculty of Nursing, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: during menstruation, adolescent girls are faced with challenges related to the management of hygiene in public places. The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in selected secondary schools in Lagelu local government area Ibadan, Oyo state.
Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional design was used to select 187 respondents using simple random technique. Sample size was calculated using TaroTaroro Yamane. Self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data. Three null hypotheses were tested using chi-square at 0.05 level of significance.
Results: based on this study, majority 142(76%) had poor knowledge of menstruation while the rest 45(26%) had good knowledge of menstruation. Majority 140(74.9%) use sanitary pad as an adsorbent for soaking the menstrual blood while 47(25.1%) make use of pieces of cloths. Majority 177(95%) had poor management of menstrual hygiene while 10(5%) had good management. More than half 108(57.8%) had good attitude towards the management of menstrual hygiene while 79(42.2%) had poor attitude. Chi-square analysis shows a significant relationship between age of adolescent girls and their management of menstrual hygiene at (p=0.000). There is no significant relationship between knowledge level of adolescent girls and their management of menstrual hygiene at (X2=3.348a, P=0.067), there is significant relationship between attitude of adolescent girls and their management of menstrual hygiene at (X2=14.443a, P=0.000)
Conclusion: this study has revealed defective knowledge and management practices of menstrual hygiene. Nurses should advocate for the client for governmental support in providing free sanitary pads and organise workshops on menstrual health to educate the secondary school student which should hopefully result into positive behavioural change.
Factors influencing menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in selected secondary schools in Lagelu Local Government Area Ibadan Oyo State
Olasunkanmi Titilope1,&, Gifty Gboyesola Oyadiran1
1Faculty of Nursing, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: during menstruation, adolescent girls are faced with challenges related to the management of hygiene in public places. The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in selected secondary schools in Lagelu local government area Ibadan, Oyo state.
Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional design was used to select 187 respondents using simple random technique. Sample size was calculated using TaroTaroro Yamane. Self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data. Three null hypotheses were tested using chi-square at 0.05 level of significance.
Results: based on this study, majority 142(76%) had poor knowledge of menstruation while the rest 45(26%) had good knowledge of menstruation. Majority 140(74.9%) use sanitary pad as an adsorbent for soaking the menstrual blood while 47(25.1%) make use of pieces of cloths. Majority 177(95%) had poor management of menstrual hygiene while 10(5%) had good management. More than half 108(57.8%) had good attitude towards the management of menstrual hygiene while 79(42.2%) had poor attitude. Chi-square analysis shows a significant relationship between age of adolescent girls and their management of menstrual hygiene at (p=0.000). There is no significant relationship between knowledge level of adolescent girls and their management of menstrual hygiene at (X2=3.348a, P=0.067), there is significant relationship between attitude of adolescent girls and their management of menstrual hygiene at (X2=14.443a, P=0.000)
Conclusion: this study has revealed defective knowledge and management practices of menstrual hygiene. Nurses should advocate for the client for governmental support in providing free sanitary pads and organise workshops on menstrual health to educate the secondary school student which should hopefully result into positive behavioural change.
