A STUDY OF ADOLESCENCE KNOWLEDGE, MYTH ABOUT MENSTRUATION AMONG GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS OF COIMBATORE
| Main Author: | Dr. M. Srihari*, Ms. M. Monisha, Ms. S.p. Kirthana |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4059481 |
Daftar Isi:
- Adolescence is a bridge between childhood and adulthood (10–19 years) (World Health Organization), the word adolescence derived from Latin, "Adolescere," means "to grow up". Adolescence with increased psychic drive associated with sexual instinct, biological maturation, impulsiveness, low tolerance, frustration, and continuous self-gratification demands, communication on girls' reproductive systems and policies on health care to be built in a robust educational structure to understand the normal biological process. The health communication programs regarding girl adolescents and menstrual education produce long-lasting effects for the individual, public health, and various habits. This stage is of rapid physical growth, hormonal changes, intellectual development, increasing analytic competence, emotional growth, a time of self-exploration, increasing independence, and dynamic participation changes associated with the biological process.