Shobha Shah|Rajesh Gopalan Nair|Pankaj Shah|Dhiren Modi|Shrey Desai|Lata Desai
Improving quality of life with new menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent tribal girls in rural Gujarat, India
Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar|Society for Education Welfare and Action Rural|Society for Education Welfare and Action Rural|Society for Education Welfare and Action Rural
government india started new scheme aimed offering sanitary pads subsidized rate adolescent girls rural areas paper addresses menstrual health hygiene practices among adolescent girls rural tribal region south gujarat india experiences using old cloths new soft cloth falalin sanitary pads qualitative quantitative data collected communitybased study six months preand post design among 164 adolescent girls eight villages questions covered knowledge menstruation menstrual practices quality life experience satisfaction different clothspads symptoms reproductive tract infections knowledge regarding changes puberty source menstrual blood route urine menstrual flow low baseline 90 girls using old cloths end study 68 adolescent girls said first choice falalin cloths 32 said sanitary pads none preferred old cloths introduction falalin cloths improved quality life significantly p0000 lesser extent also sanitary pads significant reduction observed selfreported symptoms reproductive tract infections falalin cloths culturally acceptable readily available easy use cheaper sanitary pads