MENSTRUAL HYGIENE HABITS AND WASTE DISPOSAL PRACTICE AND CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN IN SALEM DISTRICT FROM 1947 TO 2000
Author(s): Gejalakshmi M*
Abstract
There are still many social, religious and cultural barriers that women face when it comes to menstrual period and the practices that accompany it, making it difficult to maintain good menstrual hygiene. It remains one of the best most challenging issues and challenges to deal with today in terms of menstrual hygiene (MH). Personal choices, economic factors and norms all played a role in how women handled their MH. Menstrual management practices are lacking in most states, so women tend to flush their sanitary napkins and other menstrual products down the toilet or toss them in the trash, where they end up as part of the overall waste stream. A course on menstrual period and menstrual hygiene management should be done to raise awareness of menstrual hygiene. Many women face difficulties at home, school, and work because they are unprepared and largely ignorant of menstruation in many parts of the country, especially in rural areas. Numerous nations around the globe still don't have a system in place for properly disposing of used menstrual materials. Paper discusses the importance of women's MH habits and disposal practices and the difficulties they face Belief systems about menstrual period and women's sewage treatment are also examined in this survey. This paper also discusses the benefits of consciousness concerning periods and menstrual devastate managing. This survey aims to MH practice and waste removal practices and challenge face by women in the Salem district from 1947 to 2000.