ASSESSMENT OF KAP ON MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG FEMALESTUDENTSIN ABA FRANSUA GENERALSECONDARY ANDPREPARATORY SCHOOL GUBRETOWN,GURAGEZONE, SOUTHERNREGION,ETHIOPIA,2023G.C

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Background:Poorhygienerelatedmenstrualmanagementpracticesareaveryimportantriskfactorforreproductivetractinfections(RTI),andfemalessufferfrompoormenstrualhygiene,whichrestrictstheirmovemetandselfconfidenceandendsuppoorschoolperformance.Menstrualhygieneandmanagementisanissuethatisinsufficientlyacknowledgedandhasnotreceivedadequateattention.Objective:TheobjectiveofthisstudyistoassessKAPonmenstrualhygieneamongfemalestudentsinGubretown,AbaFransuaGeneralsecondaryandpreparatoryschool,SouthernEthiopiafromJune15toJuly30,2023G.C.Method:Acrosssectionalstudydesignwasusedtoconductstudy.ASimplerandomsamplingtechniquewasusedtoselectthestudyparticipants.DatwascollectedthroughastructuredquestionnaireandthecollecteddataenterintoacomputerusingSPSSforanalysis.Ethicalapprovalwasobtainedfromtherelevantinstitutionalreviewboardbeforethestudybegins.Result:Among248respondent89.1%ofrespondentshavegoodknowledgeonmenstrualhygieneRegardingattitude71.0%respondentshavegoodattitudeonmenstrualhygieneandrespondentshavegoodpractice75.3%onmenstrualhygieneConclusion:Generallytheoverallresultofourstudyshowsthereisgoodamanagementonmenstrualhygiene.