Menstrual knowledge and practices amongst secondary school girls in Ile Ife, Nigeria

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-26

  Abioye Kuteyi, E Akintunde ^a,b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b c/o Australian Medical Association ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Hygiene; Knowledge; Menarche; Menstruation; Moth er; Pattern; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MOTHER; NIGERIA; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0034090885     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400012000113     Document Type: Article

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