In the preceding report (6), we pointed out that the maternal health must be educated consistently from the menarche. So, we investigated the actual condition of the menarche teaching. The results were follows : 1) The menarche was taught mainly to only girls at 5 grade for one hour by the nurse-teacher. 2) The menarche teaching contented mainly physiological mechanism and treatment of the menarche, pupil's mental attitude toward it, and many pupil felt it negatively. 3) At the beginning of the menstrual function, some pupil were surprised, some felt negatively or affirmatively, others felt complicated. 4) Many high school pupil affirmed the maternality, but didn't have a thorough understanding of the sexuality.
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