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Tackling menstrual unawareness among
young girls
Ovulation
Ovulation
Menstruation
Pregnancy
Menstruation
Ovulation
Pregnancy
Menstruation
Ovulation
Celebrated
Taboo
“ Menstruation is related to Ovulation ”
Unknown until mid 18th Century
“ Menstruation is related to Ovulation ”
Unknown until mid 18th Century
Blood + Pain =
Menstruation
Bad omenCurseTabooDangerImpure{
Implications of
Menstrual Myths
Parents
hesitate to talk about menstruation
Schools
introduce the subject of menstruation much later,
in a purely academic fashion
Girls
Are unaware and unprepared
on their first period
Restrictions
on a menstruating girl
Unspeakable
inconvenience
Lack of basic facilities
in schools to help girls manage their
periods well
“Lack of sanitary protection causes 23% of girls to drop out of
school”
-InfochangeIndia
Findings based on
Research on level of awarenessabout menstruation
among young girls
Root of problem
There is alack of proper source of
information on menstruation
Basic knowledge
about menstruation that every girl must know
Using Comic
to provide information about menstruation
ComicPrototype
tested among users
Commercial version of the Comic
will be available in printed and audio visual digital format
Menstrupedia.com
Quick Guide | Q&A
Quick Guide
Puberty & Growing up
Quick Guide
Physiology of Menstruation
Quick Guide
Hygiene management
Quick Guide
Menstrual myths
Q&A
Forum for asking questions
Distribution channels for the comic
•Schools•Book stores•Online stores (flipkart, landmark)•Menstrupedia website•NGO’s
Thank you !
