Research Article
Menstrual Hygiene Practice and Factors Associated with It Among Adolescent School Girls in Minjarna Shenkora District, Ethiopia: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2025
Pages:
72-80
Received:
27 August 2025
Accepted:
15 September 2025
Published:
9 October 2025
Abstract: Background: In 2017, the World health organization (WHO) indicated that around 2.3 billion girls and women globally fail to manage their menstruation effectively due to a shortage of menstrual hygiene (MH) facilities, high costs, and lack of awareness. As a result, many resort to using inappropriate materials like old rags or unsanitary items, putting them at risk for infections and other health issues. Although proper menstrual hygiene is crucial, many girls in low- and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia, still miss the chance to adopt hygienic menstruation practices. Objective: The main focus of this research was to assess how young adolescent school girls manage their menstrual hygiene & examined the factors that influence these practices in Minjar ena Shenkora District, Ethiopia, 2025. Method: A cross-sectional survey took place at schools in Minjar ena Shenkora District, Ethiopia, in 2025 focusing on school girls. The study included 575 participants, and a multi-stage sampling method was used to ensure a fair and representative group of girls who had started their periods. To find out what influences menstrual hygiene (MH) among these adolescents, binary logistic regression was applied after adjusting for confounding factors. Finally, it was determined that independent variables hold statistical significance at a 95% confidence level, as indicated by a p value of less than 0.05. Results: The study showed that 231 (41.0%) schoolgirls practiced safe menstrual hygiene. Some factors were identified as predictors influencing the practice, including being over 15 years old (AOR = 1.56 (1.02, 2.39)), having prior awareness of menstruation before experiencing their first period (AOR = 0.29 (0.145, 0.56)), experiencing health problems (AOR = 4.67 (2.63, 8.27)), and being aware of a commercially available sanitary pad (AOR = 0.32 (0.17, 0.60)). Conclusion: The results showed that half of respondents reported following safe practices for menstrual hygiene. The results of this study indicate that girls older than 15 years, those who received education about menstruation prior to its start, experienced health problems, and were aware of different sanitary pad options, are more inclined to maintain good menstrual hygiene. Therefore, we propose that all involved stakeholders collaborate to improve menstrual hygiene (MH) practices for adolescents in schools during their first menstruation.
Abstract: Background: In 2017, the World health organization (WHO) indicated that around 2.3 billion girls and women globally fail to manage their menstruation effectively due to a shortage of menstrual hygiene (MH) facilities, high costs, and lack of awareness. As a result, many resort to using inappropriate materials like old rags or unsanitary items, putt...
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Research Article
The Release and Registration of “Kejewa” Malt Barley (HordeumdistichonL.) Variety
Hiwot Sebsibe*,
Endeshaw Tadesse
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2025
Pages:
81-86
Received:
22 October 2025
Accepted:
2 December 2025
Published:
30 December 2025
Abstract: Kejewais a common name for newly released six row type malt barley (HordeiumvulgareL.) variety with a pedigree designation of TOCTE/M112/6/VMORALES CBSS04 M00436T-11M-0Y-0M-3M-0AP. The variety has been developed and released by Sinana agricultural research center for commercial production in the high potential barley growing areas. It has been tested at Sinana, Robe, Adet and Jima areas during 2022-2023 main cropping seasons. Kejewa showed high mean grain yield, tolerant to major barley disease and relatively stable across locations and years than the standard checks (HB1963, Moeta and HB1964) with good physical and malting quality acceptable for industrial demand. The malt quality parameters including malt extract, protein content and friability were evaluate and comparative to the standard sated by the malt factories for malt production in the country. Kejewa was tolerant to barley shoot fly than checks and exhibit compensatory growth after shoot fly damage.
Abstract: Kejewais a common name for newly released six row type malt barley (HordeiumvulgareL.) variety with a pedigree designation of TOCTE/M112/6/VMORALES CBSS04 M00436T-11M-0Y-0M-3M-0AP. The variety has been developed and released by Sinana agricultural research center for commercial production in the high potential barley growing areas. It has been test...
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Roman Negawo Desta
