Students' Perceptions and Doubts About Menstruation in Developing Countries: A Case Study From India

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 319-326

  Chothe, Vikas ^a   Khubchandani, Jagdish ^b   Seabert, Denise ^b   Asalkar, Mahesh ^a   Rakshe, Sarika ^a   Firke, Arti ^a   Midha, Inuka ^c   Simmons, Robert ^d  

^a MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child adolescent health; cultural competence; health education; reproductive health; school health; sexual health; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MENSTRUATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MENSTRUATION; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84899708710     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839914525175     Document Type: Article

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