Age of Menarche and Knowledge about Menstrual Hygiene Management among Adolescent School Girls in Amhara Province Ethiopia: Implication to Health Care Workers School Teachers

摘要

BackgroundEffective menstrual hygiene has direct and indirect effect on achieving millennium development goals two (universal education), three (gender equality and women empowerment) and, five (improving maternal health). However, in Ethiopiait is an issue which is insufficiently acknowledged in the reproductive health sector. The objective of this study therefore, is to assess the age of menarche and knowledge of adolescents about menstrual hygiene management in Amhara province.