Meena Yadav

Department of Zoology, Maitreyi College, New Delhi, India

Publications

• Research Article
  Cognizance about Menstruation among Urban Young Women of Delhi-NCR: A Socio-Cultural Perception
  Author(s): Meena Yadav*, Aafreen Khan, Simran Goel and Ahmad Pervez
  
  The understanding about menstruation among women is lacking in India. Although there are several studies carried out in rural areas about menstruation and its handling, the data was trivial from urban regions in North India. The respondents had a respectable economic background i.e. the family of 45.68% fell in 1-5 lac annual income group while those of 32.34% in 5-10 lac annual income group. They belonged to various religious and cultural backgrounds. In our study we found that 52.05% girls knew about menstruation before menarche and 76.69% also knew about the organs and hormones involved in the process. Moreover, 79.98% said that menstruation keeps their hormones in balance. Significantly greater number of females, i.e. 89.84% used sanitary pads and 85.83% bathed daily. Similarly, significantly higher number of females thought that increase in menstrual flow is .. Read More»