Menstrual hygiene among adolescent schoolgirls in Mansoura, Egypt

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 147-152

  El Gilany, Abdel Hady ^a   Badawi, Karima ^b   El Fedawy, Sanaa ^b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Egypt; Menstrual hygiene; Sanitary protection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS MEDIUM; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MENSTRUATION;

EID: 27744472742     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(05)26191-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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