Abstract
Fueled by ignorance and myth, the menstrual restriction has had its root in historic Nepalese society. With various Hindu mythologies, it has been forced upon women so as they are unable to perform daily work as usual with such restrictions. The more severe form of restriction such as Chaupadi killed many women and young child due to suffocation, snakebite, rape, and other serious forms. Although it has been criminalized by the law no visible impact of the law have been seen yet. Excluding the hormonal imbalance and physical pain that women go through such discriminatory practice also affect the mental health of young girls, which hasn’t been yet explored. For this reason, this study is very important for the overall benefit of the community. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was adopted with proportionate simple random sampling technique to recruit study respondents. The study was conducted at the secondary school of Godawari Municipality, Kailali, Nepal. Pretesting was done among 10% of the population in Kathmandu with a structured questionnaire and Likert scale.
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Menstrual Restriction, Adolescent, Stress
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