Menstrual Health Education Using a Specialized Large Language Model in India: Development and Evaluation Study of MenstLLaMA.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
Published Date: Jul 16, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The quality and accessibility of menstrual health education (MHE) in low- and middle-income countries, including India, remain inadequate due to persistent challenges (eg, poverty, social stigma, and gender inequality). While community-driven initiatives have sought to raise awareness, artificial intelligence offers a scalable and efficient solution for disseminating accurate information. However, existing general-purpose large language models (LLMs) are often ill-suited for this task, tending to exhibit low accuracy, cultural insensitivity, and overly complex responses. To address these limitations, we developed MenstLLaMA-a specialized LLM tailored to the Indian context and designed to deliver MHE empathetically, supportively, and accessibly.

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  • Prottay Kumar Adhikary
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Room: 3B-7 (Block III 3rd Floor), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India, 91 26591076 ext 011.
  • Isha Motiyani
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Room: 3B-7 (Block III 3rd Floor), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India, 91 26591076 ext 011.
  • Gayatri Oke
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Room: 3B-7 (Block III 3rd Floor), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India, 91 26591076 ext 011.
  • Maithili Joshi
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Room: 3B-7 (Block III 3rd Floor), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India, 91 26591076 ext 011.
  • Kanupriya Pathak
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Room: 3B-7 (Block III 3rd Floor), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India, 91 26591076 ext 011.
  • Salam Michael Singh
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Room: 3B-7 (Block III 3rd Floor), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India, 91 26591076 ext 011.
  • Tanmoy Chakraborty
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Room: 3B-7 (Block III 3rd Floor), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India, 91 26591076 ext 011.

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