Background: Adolescence is a milestone in the journey of life from childhood to adulthood. Menstrual health is one of the major areas of concern in reproductive health. It affects a large number of women throughout their reproductive life starting from adolescence. Moreover, menstrual disorders and improper hygiene practices have direct consequences to fertility and reproductive tract infection.  Materials and Methods: Four hundred (400) adolescent girls of 15 to 18 years studying in PUC first year and second year at  Raja Lakhamgouda Science College, Belgaum were selected for the study. It included the information on socio-demographic variables and information regarding menstruation. Results: In our study 95.20% of girls told that menstruation is physiological, 2.00% as pathological and 2.75 % opined that it is a curse. A total of 97.00% of the participants got information regarding menstruation from their mother and 3.00% of them from their sisters. Significant association was found between religion and mothers education with celebration of first menstruation, and praying during menstruation (p< 0.01). Conclusion: There is a need to provide education and equip the adolescent girls with skills regarding safe and hygienic practices and to make appropriate choices so as to enable them to lead a healthy reproductive life and prevent the risk for reproductive tract infections.

Keywords: Adolescents; Menstrual problems; Dysmenorrhoea.