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A qualitative study of adolescent girls’ experiences of menarche and menstruation in rural Tamil Nadu, India

open access: yesInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2020
Background: In low- and middle-income countries, women and girls experience menstrual hygiene management-related health and social challenges such as urinary tract infections, social stigma, and school and workplace absenteeism.
Anise Gold-Watts   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE PRINCIPLES OF HYGIENE [PDF]

open access: yesThe American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1902
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openaire   +2 more sources

Oral hygiene management in patients with visual sensory disabilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Aim: Oral hygiene maintenance is one of the most difficult tasks for visually impaired people. The aim of study was to investigate about knowledge on oral hygiene practices among patients with visual sensory disabilities by proposing an ...
CORRIDORE, DENISE   +6 more
core   +1 more source

AI‐Driven Defecation Analysis by Smart Healthcare Toilet: Exploring Biometric Patterns and Eu‐Tenesmus

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A healthcare toilet system is introduced to passively measure defecation behavior. Real‐time data on stool dropping duration, thickness, and a newly defined “eu‐tenesmus” interval show correlations with stool form and gender differences. Results from 45 defecation events reveal a promising method for comprehensive defecation analysis.
Zhiquan Song   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Menstrual Hygiene Management and Waste Disposal in Low and Middle Income Countries—A Review of the Literature

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) has gained some attention and several literature reviews have been published. However, both original papers and reviews tend to focus on absorbent access and use and not on the disposal of menstrual waste.
Myles Elledge   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gingival Recession, Oral Hygiene and Associated Factors Among Tanzanian Women. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Females are generally more motivated with regard to oral hygiene practices and thus brush their teeth more frequently than males. To determine the prevalence of gingival recession, oral hygiene status, oral hygiene practices and associated factors in ...
Honkala, E   +3 more
core  

Nanoscale Metal‐Organic Framework‐Based Self‐Monitoring Oxygen Economizer and ROS Amplifier for Enhanced Radiotherapy‐Radiodynamic Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A Fe (III)–Pt (II) porphyrin framework‐based radiosensitizer (FPTM‐LP) is constructed to serve as an oxygen economizer, hypoxia self‐monitoring device, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) amplifier. The glutathione (GSH)/pH‐responsive release of lonidamine achieves oxygen‐economization to combat hypoxia‐induced radioresistance guided by near infrared ...
Shiye Du   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unmet Menstrual Hygiene Needs Among Low-Income Women.

open access: yesObstetrics and Gynecology, 2019
OBJECTIVE To assess the menstrual hygiene needs of low-income women in St. Louis, Missouri. METHODS Using an exploratory, cross-sectional design, women 18 years of age and older were recruited from a purposive sample of 10 not-for-profit community ...
Anne Sebert Kuhlmann   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing Hygiene Cost-Effectiveness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper introduces "hygiene effectiveness levels" as a tool for standardized analysis of costs and outcomes of hygiene promotion interventions.
Alana Potter   +3 more
core  

A Wearable In‐Pad Diagnostic for the Detection of Disease Biomarkers in Menstruation Blood

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
MenstruAI integrates a paper‐based biosensor into sanitary pads to detect biomarkers in menstrual blood, enabling accessible, lab‐free diagnostics health. The platform supports early disease detection, especially in underserved communities, while challenging menstrual stigma and opening pathways for scalable, inclusive, and sustainable population ...
Lucas Dosnon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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