Over 80 percentage Indian Girls Not Ready To Welcome Adulthood

 Puberty marks a transition between childhood and adulthood.During adolescence, girls need support in regard to physical, emotional and social wellbeing.Attaining Menarche (menstruation) is more often a silent issue in girls’ life, especially in rural and low socio-economic groups. And according to few published studies and reports, over 80% among Indian girls are not ready to welcome adulthood due to myths and lack of awareness on puberty.

On the eve of the International Women’s Day 2020, the Doctors and medical team from Continental Hospitals today conducted awareness sessions for high school girlsacross four Government Schools. Telangana State Gurukul Social Welfare School, ZillaParishad High Schools, Upper Primary School are among the institutions where awareness camps were organized.

In India, even in 2020, talking about menstruation and sexual health openly is a taboo! It is this lack of awareness that puts the unprepared girls in a state of shock and confusion about themselves and makes them feel embarrassed in front of others. Due to the common practices in our conservative society, restrictions are implied on menstruating girls, and this further pushes these girls into a shell forcing them to lead an uninformed or ill-informed lifestyle.

Commenting on the problems faced by menstruating girls, DrKavithaNaragoni, Gynaecologist, Continental Hospitals said, “Due to poor economic conditions coupled with lack of proper awareness, more than half among Indian girls and women use and reuse cotton cloths during menstrual cycles. Unhygienic cleaning of these cloths lead to major ailments among women like: Reproductive Tract Infections (RTI), Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases (PID), Infertility, Bacterial Vaginosis with higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes like preterm birth, Urinary Tract Infections, Cervical Cancer, and they are even susceptibility to Sexually Transmitted Infections.”

Poor infrastructure in high schools too is a common factor that adds to the misery of these girls, who are on verge of turning into young adults. Lack of proper toilets, and safe disposal system, forces girls to stay home each month during their periods. It is the collective effort of the Government and Civil Society to work together to enhance awareness and provide proper facilities for our girls to grow into happy women without any shame or taboo.

About Continental Hospitals:

Continental Hospital is a NABH and JCI-accredited facility in Hyderabad offering multi-specialty tertiary and quaternary care services. The hospital has a capacity of 750 beds with 250 operational beds currently. The hospital has Green OT, Level 3 NICU and PICU, and it’s known for efficient critical care team. The hospital has state-of-the-art facilities and medical equipment, as well as the latest communication and information technology. Key specialties include Cardiac Sciences, Neurosciences, Gastroenterology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Orthopaedics and Emergency Medicine.

Continental Hospitals is a part of IHH Healthcare, a leading premium integrated healthcare provider with a network of 84 hospitals and more than 16,000 licensed beds. It is one of the largest healthcare groups in the world by market capitalisation and is listed in the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia and Main Board of SGX-ST. IHH is a leading player in the home markets of Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and India, and in their key growth markets of China and Hong Kong.