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Item Experience of Pubertal Changes and its Adjustment among Adolescent Girls in Higher Secondary School(Department of Sociology, 2012) Shrestha, Krishna DeviNot availableItem Intergenerational changes in menstrual Taboos among school going adolescent girls of Bouddha, Kathmandu(Department of Sociology, 2022) Acharya, ShantaNot availableItem Knowledge and Perceptions of Adolescent Girls on Reproductive Health (A Case Study of Kalika Higher Secondary School, Pokhara)(Department of Population Studies, 2007) Bhandari, KamalaThis study is based on the primary data collected from field survey including 139 sampled adolescents girls students aged 15-19 years of higher secondary school. Among of them 119 girls were selected by systematic random sampling and 20 were selected for the purpose of focus group discussion. Reproductive health is vital component of overall health, which is considered as a great subject of concern all over the world. Reproductive health is an area in which adolescents are particularly vulnerable. Due to the interplay of biological, socio cultural and traditional barrier to the information and inaccessibility of the services with regard to the sexual and reproductive health, they have to faced various vulnerable situation such as early pregnancy, unsafe abortion, risk of STDs including HIV/AIDS, adolescents maternal mortality etc. In this context, this study tries to analyse the knowledge and perception of adolescents on reproductive health. From this study, it is observed the level of their knowledge and perception on reproductive health and its education is quite satisfactory. They also well informed in this issues such as STDs including HIV/AIDS routes of transmission and its preventing measures, unsafe abortion, maternity care and infertility. The study also deals with the variation among students in terms of age.Item Knowledge and Practice on Mensuration among High School Adolescent Girls (A Study of Sandhikharka Municipality, Arghakhachi District)(Faculty of Rural Development, 2018) Dawadi, Bishnu KumariThis research entitled "Knowledge and Practice on Mensuration among High School Adolescent Girls: A study of Sandhikharka Municipality, Arghakhanchi, "District is carried out for the partial fulfillment of the requirement of the course Master in Rural Development. The main objectives of this research is to assess the knowledge and sources of information of adolescent school girls about menstruation, to identify the socio-cultural traditions and restrictions practiced during Mensurationand to identify the reasons of school absenteeism during menstruation. Three research questions are made to address the objective of the study. A quantitative research design is used for the study under which survey method is used as main tools. The students of three schools are selected for the study where 312 sampling of girls students are taken as respondents. After collecting the data, the data are analyzed by using statistical tools and represented in charts and diagrams. After collecting the information from field this research try to address the answers of all research questions. After analysis of the data it can be concluded that family members (mother, sisters, cousin sisters, grandmother) are the major source of information of Mensurationfor adolescent girls. The knowledge generally transform from mother to daughter. This knowledge is not enough because still some girls have miss conception about Mensurationperiods and cycle. Girls still do not have good hygiene practices. They still use clothes during menstruation. However the number of such girls who are using cloths is lesser, that indicates that girls are now conscious about their health. Still more than half girls do not bath regularly during the Mensurationperiod and about 75% girls do not use soap for cleaning the vaginal part during the menstruation. Still 40% girls do not stay in their own room during the Mensurationperiod and some of them are sent to their neighbor’s house as well. The superstitions of untouchability during the Mensurationare almost there in every household. They are not allowed to enter and work in the kitchen during the Mensurationperiod. It means the family members restrict the girls for doing rituals activities and other household’s activities during Mensurationperiods. Still half of the girls do not go schools on the first day of the menstruation. Among many reasons the common reason for this is health problem. The girls feel physically weak during the time and some even feel severe pain so they could not attend their class.Item Nutritional Status of the Adolescent Girls in Rural Kathmandu: A Study of Goldhunga Vdc(Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal, Home Science Department, 2066) Koirala, UmaProper nutrition is very essential for adolescent girls to improve the quality of not only their life but also the life of future generation as well. Despite the importance of this crucial period of life, there is little information on adolescent girl’s nutritional status. So, realizing this gap researcher tried to assess nutritional status of the adolescent girls of rural setting as a part of the study with the objective to examine the nutritional status of adolescent girls and identify the determining factors. The study was done in Goldhunga VDC with total sample size of 254 married and unmarried adolescent girls of age 12-19 years selected by the convenient sampling approach. This study used both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. The study found that the Brahmin is the predominant caste with 76.8 percent. Most of the families have nuclear setting with similar type of economic condition – low cash money with some agricultural production to sustain life. In total, 73.6 percent adolescents were found going to school currently. According to the study, mean age of starting menstruation is 13.7 and mean age of marriage is 15.7 years of the girls. In total, 22.4 percent (38.3 percent among the age 15 – 19 years) were already entered into the motherhood in which 30 percent were enjoying motherhood and rests were pregnant. Present study finding showed poor nutritional status in the form of stunted growth that is common among girls. The mean height of respondents fall below -2 SD NCHS reference height-for-age standard and are categorized as high risk of malnutrition. These girls are identified as more risk for reproduction because of short stature. Weight seems better in comparison of height. Mean weight of all respondents fall between -1SD and – 2 SD of NCHS reference weight-for-age categories. Prevalence of thinness (sever, moderate and mild) was also found high (48.5 percent) in Goldhunga village. Nearly 50 percent adolescents were suffering from anemia. The statistical analysis showed positive relation (sig. p <0.001) of height with social determinants such as age, family size, schooling, morbidity pattern, diet, menstruation status working hour, marital status and weight of the adolescents Most of the respondents were doing multiple but more labor intensive works like cloth washing, cooking, water carry, housecleaning, agricultural activities, carry of manure and fodder collection as regular activities. The average working hour of the girls is 7. Exposure of adolescent girls to developmental work is very low in Goldhunga. Study found that 17. 3 of adolescent girls was members of the group / club, 5.9 percent were members of the organization and only 8.3 percent of the total respondents had taken training of sewing, computer, teacher’s training. Eighty percent girls have no excess of mobility outside school. The civil societies working in the village are not utilizing the vi strength of adolescent girls in development work of the community. Wastage of this strength has made girls more reluctant about the surrounding in one side and is falling under the same traditional cycle of early marriage, reproduction, work burden, malnutrition and increased morbidity. Radio is one of the popular media and 76.4 percent of the respondents used to listen it. Sathisanga man ka kura is citied as a popular program listened by girls grippingly. In Goldhunga, 78 percent girls' family owned television and 55 percent girls read newspaper / magazine. However more girls are deprived of utilizing these media properly because of scarcity of time due to heavy work burden. About the pregnancy and motherhood, 84 percent (among the married girls) had prolonged (12 or more hour) labor period, 52.3 percent delivered their child in hospital / nursing home but 47.7 percent gave birth at home. Among the married girls, 52.3 percent had one child where as 47.7 percent had 2 children. Five percent babies were born preterm. Nearly 78 percent pregnant / lactating adolescent girls did not eat extra food during pregnancy or lactation. Based on this study results it is comfortable enough to point out that the nutritional status of the adolescent girls is not adequate and are falling into the same intra generational cycle of malnutrition. Proper intervention program to channelize this potential group is an urgent need so that they can groom well to guide and lead a healthy and happy life which is the fate of the nation as well. Based on these observations the study has made some recommendation as well. One among the various recommendations – a wide range of dissemination of this research is suggested to draw attention about the issue of adolescent which are mostly rested in the shadow. Consultation with the local community is also important to make realization about the situation of their grown – up child and their requirements.