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  Talk Freely About Menstruation   There are 662.90 million females only in India and there is almost every females have this problem but the major problem is that in India no one can talk on this topic because in India this problem is knows as very shameless thing. Yes I am talking about menstruation or we can say periods also. This problem is very common in females they suffer every 5 to 6 days in every month there are many ways to control this problem some are medical treatment or some of Ayurvedic treatment . But no one talk on this topic so females don’t know anything about the treatment this is the major problem. When it comes about the menstrual hygiene it become the taboo subject which ha not to be discussed in public. Menstrual hygiene means changing of pads, disposal of pads, sanitizing properly, etc and much more. This issue generally comes between the age group of 14 and last the age of 62. Indian parents cannot discuss from their children about menstru...
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This Study That more than 50% Of Indian Women Do Not Use Sanitary Pads Is Nowhere To Be Found

 

 Only 12% of India's 355 million menstruating women use sanitary napkins (SNs). Over 88% of women resort to shocking alternatives like un sanitised cloth, ashes and husk sand.Incidents of Reproductive Tract Infection (RTI) is 70% more common among these women.”

 This finding from a study in October 2011 by The Neilson Company and NGO Plan India, has been quoted in almost every write-up about menstruation in India. Yet, nobody has bothered to check its validity.

 It is further surprising that this has happened despite contrary data from existing published research on menstrual health in India and developed countries.



National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015-16 report shows that the use of Sanitary Napkins among Indian women is 48.5% in rural, 77.5% in urban and 57.6% total.

As per existing published research across India, the usage of Sanitary Napkins among rural Indian women ranges between 35% to 57%. It is higher among rural adolescent girls and goes upto 80%.

Regarding school absenteeism owing to menstruation - 17% teenagers in Canada, 21% in Washington D.C, 24% in Singapore, 26% in Australia and 38% in Texas miss school owing to menstruation. In India, this number is around 24%.

The reason for school dropouts has nothing to do with Sanitary Napkins or toilets. It has to do with period pain or Dysmennorhea. A study of girls having Dysmennorhea in the US showed that 46% miss school due to period pain.



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