Abstract
Background: Chhaupadi is the old unscientific system in mid and far western parts of Nepal. Reproductive age women were considered unclean during the menstrual and delivery period. Invisible cultural taboos and practices were prevailing in each and every household. The objective of the study is to assess the associated factors affecting during Chhaupadi and delivery practice with their health outcome. Method: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted amongst 175 reproductive age women in Bajura districts of Nepal, by using multistage random sampling. Both qualitative and quantitative methods was used. All the data were entered in Ms excel and exported into SPSS 16.0. The necessary descriptive and inferential statistics was used for quantitative analysis and thematic analysis was done for qualitative analysis. Results: More than one third (38.9%) of the participants were in the age group 20-29 years. Almost all the participants were from Hindu religion. The majority (91%) of participants know about the Chhaupadi system. Almost (74%) of the participants were staying in the Chhaupadi hut during menstruation. Similarly, (78.3%) of the respondents were mentioned, they did not like the Chhau system and never like to continued. There is a significant association between health effect in women and the Chhaupadi system (p < 0.031). Conclusion: It shows that the larger proportion of women in Bajura District still believes in old unscientific tales and Chhaupadi practices which lead to the different health problems.
Highlights
Menstruation is a variable pattern within a few years of menarche which may not be well understood by many adolescent girls.[1]
The mixed method were used to carry out the misconception and its effects by Chhaupadi in Bajura districts. 15-49 years old reproductive age women were taken as the sample population from Jugada village development committee (VDC)
Women are considered unclean during the menstrual period and are secured from many normal aspects of their lives
Summary
Menstruation is a variable pattern within a few years of menarche which may not be well understood by many adolescent girls.[1]. Reproductive age women should have to stay outside the home called Chhau Goth for at least 4 to 5 days.[4] They were not allowed to touch the male person, cultivated land, plants, etc.[2,5] In the developed nations, women assume menstrual periods is the part of their private lives and will not affect their ability to work, go to school or otherwise they can contribute to society work.[6] As opposed to the statement, women are considered unclean during the menstrual period in Nepal.[2] During the menarche, Hindu adolescent girls have to keep in a dark room for four to sixteen days and are forbidden to see the sun.[7] During this period of seclusion, she is often guarded by her relatives. The objective of the study is to assess the associated factors affecting during Chhaupadi and delivery practice with their health outcome
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