ShwetabhKumar, SanjayRoy, Chittaranjan2019-12-022019-12-022019Shwetabh, Kumar Sanjay, Roy Chittaranjan. Community based cross-sectional study on treatment seeking behavior of rural adolescent girls. International Archives of Integrated Medicine. 2019 Mar; 6(3): 283-2862394-00262394-0034http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/187295Introduction: Adolescence is critical period of life. Many adolescent females suffer from menstrual and other reproductive problems. Materials and methods: Cross sectional community based study was conducted upon adolescent girls residing in rural field practice area of medical college hospital. Morbidity profile and treatment seeking behavior were assessed. Results: Mean age was 14.97 ± 2.09 years. 68.7% were literate. Majority of them belonged to social class IV and V (73.9%). 59.3% had attained menarche. 17.3% were married. 32% suffered from dysmenorrhoea, 24% from premenstrual syndrome and 27.3% from irregular menstrual bleeding. 30% had whitish discharge per vaginum, 13.3% suffered from lower abdominal pain, 19.3% from backache and 11.3% from UTI. 15.3% did not take any treatment and 19.3% tried home based remedies. 22% consulted government hospital and 33.3% tool treatment from private doctor. Conclusion: Many adolescent girls did not seek treatment for their problemsAdolescent girlsCross Sectional StudyReproductive morbidityRural areaJournal ArticleIndiaEx-Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India, drshwetabh@gmail.comProfessor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, IndiaProfessor, Department of Community Medicine, Darbhanga Medical College, Darbhanga, India