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Factors Affecting Menstrual Hygiene Management Practice Among School Adolescents in Ambo, Western Ethiopia, 2018: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Method Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2020
Seifadin Ahmed Shallo,1 Wakeshe Willi,2 Abuzumeran Abubeker3 1Department of Public Health, Division of Reproductive Health and Nutrition, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia; 2Department of Public Health, Division of ...
Ahmed Shallo S, Willi W, Abubeker A
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Factors Associated with Menstrual Hygiene amongst in-School Adolescents in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Background: Menstrual hygiene contributes significantly to optimal reproductive health. The knowledge and practice of proper menstrual hygiene among young girls in our setting has been reportedly suboptimal.
Nnanyelugo David Osegbu, Afiong Oboko Oku, Nnette Okon Ekpenyong, Faith Ihechimere Oguama, Tombari Orage   +4 more
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Indicators for National and Global Monitoring of Girls' Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Development of a Priority Shortlist. [PDF]

J Adolesc Health, 2023
Hennegan J, Caruso BA, Zulaika G, Torondel B, Haver J, Phillips-Howard PA, Valdez J, Gruer C, Okwaro N, Mahon T, Sommer M.   +10 more
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A comparative study of menstrual health and hygiene among school going and out of school adolescent girls in urban slum area

Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
Background Out of school adolescent girls unlike school going girls don’t get an opportunity to gain information about menstruation and may remain more prone for poor menstrual hygiene.
Rashmi Kulkarni, Kamaxi Bhate, Smita Andurkar   +2 more
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Maternal and Adolescent Factors Associated with Menstrual Hygiene of Girls in Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos, Nigeria

, 2021
Background:  Menstrual hygiene has not received proper attention deserved among adolescent girls in Nigeria. Unhygienic prac­tices during menstruation can increase the vul­nerability to reproductive tract infections, pel­vic inflammatory diseases, and ...
Afolabi, Wasiu Adebowale, Rasheed, Tajudeen Olusegun   +1 more
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Building menstrual health and hygiene-supportive environments: exploring teachers' experience in rural Western Kenya. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2023
Shenkman JL, Neubauer LC, Mason L, Oruko K, Alexander K, Phillips-Howard PA, Nyothach E.   +6 more
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Menstrual Hygiene in Adolescent Girls: Findings from a Survey in the Urban Government Schools, Visakhapatnam, India

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews
Background: Menstrual health management is influenced by social and cultural factors, as well as knowledge gaps. Poor hygiene practices can negatively affect academic performance and health outcomes.
Vandana Valluri, Saivaishnavi Attili, Phani Krishna Chamarty, Tejaswi Prabhanjana, Murali Santosh   +4 more
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Menstrual health and hygiene among Juang women: a particularly vulnerable tribal group in Odisha, India. [PDF]

Reprod Health, 2023
Mudi PK, Pradhan MR, Meher T.
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Women’s Empowerment through Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene Management [PDF]

, 2017
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) has a broad impact on society, including culture, health, and economy. While the scholarship has recently exposed existing gaps in understanding the issue at large, this research interrogates the connection between ...
Ovner, Louise
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Menstrual health and hygiene practices: addressing stigma through school health services programs in Karachi, Pakistan

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare
Purpose: Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is often considered taboo, limiting open discussion among young girls. School-based health programmes can therefore play a crucial role in addressing this gap by raising awareness and providing education on ...
Areeba Tufail Shaikh, Khadija Awais Sumra, Saddam Hussain, Najeeb ur Rehman, Nadia Hashmi, Farrukh Muhmmad Qazi, Kishwar Enam, Adina Sajjad   +7 more
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