Menstrual Knowledge and Hygiene Practices among Hakki-Pikki Tribal Adolescent Girls: A Study in Hunsur Taluk of Mysuru

Dr. Shilpa M C

Hakki-Pikki Tribe, Nomadic, adolescent girls, menstruation, knowledge, hygiene practices.

The Hakki-Pikki tribe is semi-nomadic in nature, they move place to place for their livelihood. In this changing scenario tribal women and girls are facing health and hygiene related threats due to lack of amenities. The present research work has made an effort to understand the level of menstrual knowledge and hygiene practices among Hakki-Pikki adolescent girls residing in tribal hadies comes under Hunsur taluk, Mysuru district, Karnataka. The study was conducted for 62 Hakki-Pikki adolescent girls aged between 14-18 years. The Explorative Research Design was used in the study and Simple Random Sampling with lottery method was administered to select the determined sample from the population. Semi-structured interview schedule was followed to collect data from the respondents. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used to analyse the data with the help of SPSS version 20. The research work has been revealed that, menstrual related knowledge among Hakki-Pikki adolescent girls is slightly satisfactory, but menstruation related hygiene practices are insufficient due to ignorance of menstrual importance. Hence, concerned institutions like, family, schools, ASHAs, tribal welfare departments and NGOs should take extra initiatives to improve the menstrual hygiene status among Hakki-Pikki adolescent girls which contributes to improve their health-related quality of life.

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"Menstrual Knowledge and Hygiene Practices among Hakki-Pikki Tribal Adolescent Girls: A Study in Hunsur Taluk of Mysuru", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.a933-a939, March-2025, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2503099.pdf

Volume 10 Issue 3, March-2025

Pages : a933-a939

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_300979

Published Paper Id: IJSDR2503099

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Research Area: Medical Science All

Country: BAGALKOT, Karnataka, India

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