Safe menstrual hygiene management practice and associated factors among female adolescent students at high schools in central Ethiopia: A mixed–method study

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.913262
• Publication Date: 2022-07-26T06:14:51Z
• Authors: Berhanu Senbeta D...; Girma Garedew; Diriba Gemeda; Tinsae Abeya Geleta; Kemal Jemal; Elias Teferi Bala; Mulugeta Mekuria; Tadesse Nigussie; Dejene Edosa Dirirsa; Elsabeth Legesse
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Schools; Adolescent; school; 4. Education; Hygiene; Menstruation; 3. Good health; adolescent girls; hygiene; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Female; Public Health; Ethiopia; menstruation; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Students; central Ethiopia

Background Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is a much-neglected issue in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Menstruating women and girls are forced into isolation, prevented from movement, dietary restrictions, can be participating daily routine activities. Furthermore, the way almost all previous studies conducted Ethiopia measured practice of MHM did not meet standard definition safe MHM. This study aimed to assess management menstrual hygiene associated factors among female adolescent students public high schools central Methods A mixed-methods approach was employed this study. Systematic random sampling technique used select 846 participants. The collected data were entered through EPI INFO version 7 exported SPSS 23 for cleaning analysis. Bivariate multivariate logistic regression analysis performed identify association between independent variables. Finally, AOR, 95% CI, p -value < 0.05 considered statistically significant. qualitative analyzed by ATLAS.ti order extract main themes categories. Direct quotations presented with thick description findings. Results 28.20%. Living parents (AOR = 2.51, CI:1.11–5.68), living relatives 7.41, CI:2.55–21.54), having merchant mother 1.81, CI:1.14–2.9), who has private work 4.56, CI:1.31–5.90), farmer father 1.53, CI:1.1–2.31), rural resident 1.61, CI: 1.17–2.21) realizing absence container storing sanitary napkins toilet school latrine 1.44, 1.1–0.94) Findings discussed under four explore barriers management, three emerged as enablers management. Conclusions low girls. People whom live, occupational status father, residence, availability dispose toilets Behavioral change communications must provided about hygiene.