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Systematic review of menstrual health and hygiene in Nepal employing a social ecological model [PDF]

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain language summary Menstrual health and hygiene are major public health and social issues in Nepal, due to a lack of health and education infrastructure, gender-based disparities and restrictive cultural and social norms.
Aditi Sharma, Jennifer S. McCall-Hosenfeld, Yendelela Cuffee   +2 more
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How addressing menstrual health and hygiene may enable progress across the Sustainable Development Goals [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2021
There is increasing global attention to the importance of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) for the lives of those who menstruate and gender equality. Yet, the global development community, which focuses on issues ranging from gender to climate change ...
Marni Sommer, Belen Torondel, Julie Hennegan, Penelope A. Phillips-Howard, Thérèse Mahon, Albert Motivans, Garazi Zulaika, Caitlin Gruer, Jacquelyn Haver, Bethany A. Caruso, Monitoring Menstrual Health and Hygiene Group   +10 more
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Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Environmental Health Insights, 2014
James M. Antonini, Stacey E. Anderson
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Menstrual hygiene management and its determinants among adolescent girls in low-income urban areas of Delhi, India: a community-based study [PDF]

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2022
Objectives Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in developing countries is linked to human rights, social justice, and the education and empowerment of young girls.
Suneela Garg, Nidhi Bhatnagar, Mongjam Meghachandra Singh, Saurav Basu, Amod Borle, Yamini Marimuthu, Falak Azmi, Yomri Dabi, Indu Bala   +8 more
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Menstruation poverty from the perspective of Polish women

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica, 2023
The article presents the results of a survey on the knowledge and experience of Polish women in the area of menstrual poverty. The article raises issues such as: respondents’ knowledge of the symptoms of menstrual poverty, characteristics of groups ...
Beata Adryjan
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Status and Development of Health Standards in China

Xiehe Yixue Zazhi, 2023
This study conducted a comprehensive assessment of the current state of health standards in China by systematically searching the National Health Commission's Health Standards website and variousliterature databases.
ZHAO Junxian, YANG Nan, LIU Hui, LI Jun, SU Renfeng, ZHANG Juanjuan, HE Hongfeng, ZHOU Qi, TIAN Qiannan, WANG Zijun, CHEN Yaolong, WANG Xiaohui, WU Liqun, WANG Qiang   +13 more
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Effectiveness of Health Education in Improving Menstrual Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Adolescent Girls of Rural India [PDF]

Healthline, 2022
Introduction : Menstruation is still surrounded by many myths, misconceptions and taboos. Adolescent girls in India, seems to have inadequate and inaccurate knowledge on menstruation and its hygiene.
Gracy Paulin Dharmalingam, Megala M, Prarthana S   +2 more
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What are the psychometric properties of a menstrual hygiene management scale: a community-based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The last decade has highlighted how menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a public health issue because of its link to health, education, social justice and human rights.
Astha Ramaiya, Suruchi Sood
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Puberty health intervention to improve menstrual health and school attendance among adolescent girls in The Gambia: study methodology of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in rural Gambia (MEGAMBO TRIAL)

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 2022
Background Menstrual health (MH) is a recognised global public health challenge. Poor MH may lead to absence from school and work, and adverse health outcomes. However, reviews suggest a lack of rigorous evidence for the effectiveness of MH interventions
Vishna Shah, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Julie Hennegan, Sue Cavill, Bakary Sonko, Edrisa Sinjanka, Nyima Camara Trawally, Abdou Kanteh, Francois Mendy, Amadou B. Bah, Momodou Saar, Ian Ross, Wolf Schmidt, Belen Torondel   +13 more
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Post-graduate medical education in public health: the case of Italy and a call for action

Public Health Reviews, 2017
Summary Public health technical expertise is of crucial importance to inform decision makers’ action in the field of health and its broader determinants.
Anna Odone, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, Carlo Signorelli, Board of Directors of the Italian Postgraduate Schools of Hygiene and Public Health   +3 more
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