Menstrual Hygiene Practice and Reproductive Morbidity in Rural Married Women of Uttar Pradesh, India

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Lalita K. Gautam and Alok Kumar (Department of Sociology, CCS University Campus, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh)

Women in India silently suffer from gynaecological morbidity. Women consider any morbidity relating to the reproductive system, a matter of shame therefore avoids discussing it with anyone and seeking care for the same is rate. Rural women experience poor health outcomes and have less access to health care than urban women. Objectives: To investigate the awareness, perception, and experiences related to reproductive morbidity. To know the prevalence of gynaecological morbidities and observed treatment-seeking behaviour towards reproductive morbidity. Methodology: Hence, the data was collected from interview schedule technique. A total 300 married women were selected purposive sampling method. Results: It is to found that (46.67%) had average knowledge regarding gynaecological morbidity. majority (60.33%) of the respondents were used old cloths, as they cannot afford to by readymade sanitary napkins/pads. Women surfing from excessive white discharge (37%) women suffer from lower abdominal pain backache vaginal discharge. majority (74.67%) of the respondents reported that they prefer allopathic treatment all type of reproductive disease. largest (56%) of the respondents reported that poverty and lack of transport facility is the main causes for not seeking treatment. This study indicates that a prevalence of gynecologic morbidity among women of reproductive age group, including prevalence of menstrual disorders most of women surfing from abnormal excessive white discharge, lower abdominal pain backache, vaginal discharge RTIs/STIs. Poverty is the main causes women prefer old cloths at the time of menstruation. women preferred allopathic treatment only when they had serious reproductive morbidity. women are unable to take timely treatment due to lack of money and transport facility, less knowledge about the reproductive disease.