Periods, also known as menstruations, are
regular vaginal bleeding that take place as part of a
woman's monthly cycle. Women body gets ready for
pregnancy each month. The uterus, also loses its lining if
there is no pregnancy. Maintaining good menstrual
hygiene and health will help us to avoid infections, lessen
odours, and keep at ease when we are on our period. To
absorb or collect blood during period, we can choose
from a variety of menstruation goods, such as sanitary
pads, tampons, menstrual cups, menstrual discs and
period pants. Here aren't any official data, but according
to a number of reports, India produces roughly 9000
tonnes of waste from menstruation on a monthly
average, with the majority of it in the kind of feminine
hygiene products. All of these sanitary pads made of
plastic are either tossed in the trash or flushed down
toilets with other garbage from the home. In India,
numerous women use sanitary pads. The vast majority
of the pads are made of plastic. Menstrual products,
mostly sanitary napkins, are responsible for around 45%
of the nation's overall sanitary waste generation,
according to the Menstrual Health Alliance India. The
objectives of this paper is to assess the knowledge,
practice, attitude and perception regarding
Biodegradable sanitary napkins among reproductive age
group females and to assess the comparison between
biodegradable sanitary napkins and reusable sanitary
napkins.
Keywords : Menstruation, Sanitary Napkins, Biodegradable.