Education and Behavioural Barriers for Menstrual Health Communication between Parent and Adolescent Girls

Authors: Suma K G

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37082/IJIRMPS.2021.v09i06.001

Short DOI: https://doi.org/gngp7f

Country: India

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Abstract: This study is an empirical attempt to understand parental communication about bleeding, first period and dysmenorrhea with adolescent girls. It examines the barriers of communication from the adolescent girls' perspective. The study was conducted in a couple of taluks of ballari district, i.e., Sandur and Hospet. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a descriptive research design was adopted. The data was gathered using the interview schedule from 260 adolescent girls adopting a random sampling method. The findings of the study reveal that the mean age of the adolescent girls was 15.34 years. It was found that the parents' behaviour and educational level impact communication with adolescent girls with reference to bleeding, first period and dysmenorrhea. The Chi-Square test has been done to assess the relationship between communicational barriers and education. The ANOVA test has been applied to understand the relationship between parents' behaviour, educational level and communication barriers.

Keywords: Communication, Menstrual Health, Bleeding, Parent-Adolescent

Paper Id: 1280

Published On: 2021-11-02

Published In: Volume 9, Issue 6, November-December 2021

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