Ninth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

Fueled by ignorance and myth, the menstrual restriction has had its root in Nepalese society since eras. With various Hindu mythologies, it has been forced upon women so as they are unable to perform daily works as usual with such restrictions. The more severe form of restriction such as Chaupadi has killed many women and young children due to suffocation, snakebite, rape and other serious forms. Although it has been criminalized by the law no visible impact of the law has been seen yet. Excluding the hormonal imbalance and physical pain that women go through such discriminatory practices also affect the mental health of the young girls which haven’t been yet explored. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was adopted where Proportionate simple random sampling technique was used 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.