Relational Analysis of Awareness Regarding Health and Hygiene Apropos Menstruation among Women in Bihar

Author: Diksha Srivastava, Arunima Kumari and Sudhanand Prasad Lal

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Abstract

Health is a condition of well-being in which the body's and mind's parts are in harmony and proper balance with one another and in order to preserve and enhance one's physical and mental health, one must practice hygiene. In the present research, done in the purposively chosen Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, explores the relationship between socio-economic background and awareness regarding health and hygiene (including menstrual hygiene). Two blocks from the district, one village from each block, and 40 respondents from each village (total of 80 respondents) were selected. With the use of a semi-structured interview schedule, data were gathered by individually interviewing the respondents. Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient (r) was used to explore the relational analysis of awareness regarding health and hygiene. Most of the respondents found a medium awareness level regarding health and hygiene which was 56.25%. Correlation analysis found significant for variables as like age were negatively correlated and significant at 1% level with Correlation coefficient (r) -0.430. Similarly, religion and Aware PMBJP were positively correlated and significant at 5% level with Correlation coefficient (r) 0.231 and 0.241 respectively. Most of the respondents found a medium awareness level regarding health and hygiene which was 56.25% and to increase it, people should be more aware and sensitized.

Keywords

Awareness, Correlation analysis, Health, Hygiene, Menstruation

Conclusion

In this study, most of the respondents have a medium awareness level regarding health and hygiene, (56.25%) respondents said that they were somehow aware of the health and hygiene maintaining procedures, thus come under medium awareness level while (29%) of respondents having awareness level and (15%) respondents possessed a high level of awareness. The findings of correlation analysis between dependent (Awareness regarding health and hygiene) and independent variables have been summarized as- out of a total 13 variables, 7 variables were found positively correlated and 1 variable found negatively correlated with awareness regarding health and hygiene. Variables as like age were negatively correlated and significant at 1% level with a Correlation coefficient (r) -0.430. Similarly, religion and Aware PMBJP were positively correlated and significant at 5% level with Correlation coefficient (r) 0.231 and 0.241 respectively. Likewise, education, profession, mass media exposure, nutrition, & annual income were positively correlated and significant at 1 percent level with Correlation coefficient (r) 0.555, 0.632, 0.636, 0.439 and 0.727 found respectively. Left 5 variables like marital status, family type, family size, and number of females were found negatively associated with the awareness regarding health and hygiene; although their associations were also non-significant. This indicates that in order to boost respondents' awareness, their level of knowledge must be raised.

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Diksha Srivastava, Arunima Kumari and Sudhanand Prasad Lal (2023). Relational Analysis of Awareness Regarding Health and Hygiene Apropos Menstruation among Women in Bihar. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(2): 1003-1007.