THE SILENT STRUGGLE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON MENSTRUAL CHALLENGES AMONG UNIVERSITY WOMEN RESEARCHERS
Keywords:
Health, Menstrual, Women, Problem’s, Knowledge about menstrual hygiene; Practice; Hygiene; Peri-pad; Reproductive age; Genitalia MenstruationAbstract
Background
In Middle Income countries the main problems are mainly related to health like physical Health, Mental health, psychological problems etc. mensuration is one of the main challenges in women life. In our countries like India, where mensuration is criticised, it can be particularly difficult. So that why this paper examines challenges related to mensuration for young women pursuing PhD in lovely professional university, Phagwara, Punjab, India. Life course interviews were conducted with 10 young women ages 25- 30 pursuing PhD in lovely professional university. Thematic analysis helps us to recognised to problems and challenges related to mensuration in young women life. And what’s problems faced during their mensuration period and what’s the issues they are tackling at that time.
Methods
This study aims convenient sampling was applied to select participants. Different approaches are used to collect data and triangulate data: in-depth interviews, observation, Photovoice We analyses the data with the help of content analysis and frequency cum percentage.
