18 year old FUT Minna female student sensitises teenagers on use of sanitary pads

An 18 year old 100 level female student of the Department of Micro-Biology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Comfort Yakubu has sensitised teenage girls in Diko, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State on menstrual hygiene and proper way to use menstrual pad.

The event which held at the Government Day Secondary School, Diko was attended by secondary school girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years.

The Menstrual Health Awarenesses tagged “Should I be Ashamed of My Period?”, Yakubu said cultural practices have relegated rural girls in Africa society, hindering their access to the basic knowledge and understanding of how to properly manage their menstrual cycles because society has made it look as a shameful part of a woman’s life.

She advised teenage girls to avoid taking too much sugar, saying that excessive consumption of sugar causes menstrual pain.

She also recommended that menstruating ladies should eat a lot of vegetables and and avoid excessive consumption of salty and oily food, adding that women should take enough water when having scramp.

She underscored the importance of menstrual hygiene during menstruation to avoid causing discomfort.

She also emphasized the need for hygienic disposal of used sanitary pads to avoid contaminating the environment.

Highlights of the Programme was distribution of pads to the girls.