Relevance of Social Work and Women’s Health: A Study on Menstrual Hygiene and Practices

Menstruation is common process after the attainment of puberty among girls. Up to 80% of women report having some symptoms prior to menstruation. Common signs and symptoms include acne, tender breasts, bloating, feeling tired, irritability, and mood changes. These may interfere with normal life, therefore qualifying as premenstrual syndrome, in 20 to 30% of women. In 3 to 8%, symptoms are severe. If menstrual hygiene is practiced during the time of mensus, it will result in good reproductive health and good mental health too Objective: 1. To assess the practices of menstrual hygiene among the respondents. 2. To know the restrictions which were practiced during Menstruation? Methodology: The type of research design used is Descriptive. The Population size is 600 and the sample size is 60(Female Students). The sampling technique used for the study is simple random Sampling technique from probability sampling technique. The field of study is (insert ur college name and remove the brackets). Finding: Least number of respondents (5%) changes the pads once in a day, whereas the remaining members change more than once in a day. One third of the respondents (33%) mentioned that they are not allowed to do their house hold works during menstruation.