Abstract Women in urban slums suffered due to various reproductive health problems in Tamil Nadu and their treatment seeking behavior is very poor. The objective of this paper is to estimate the prevalence and treatment seeking behaviour of women living in urban slums for their menstrual problems. Urban slum women in Madurai and Dindigul Municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu, aged 15 to 49 years were interviewed. Women (45.5 percent) living in urban slums suffered due to menstrual problems, only 30 percent of women treated for the problem and the remaining…
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