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Measured, Not Done? Inclusive Localisation as a Benchmark for SDG Indicators, Applied to SDG 6 in India and Tamil Nadu

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals rests on indicators, and their localisation to national and sub‐national frameworks is widely regarded as essential. Yet the polysemy of SDG localisation leaves us without criteria for determining when it succeeds. This article proposes such criteria.
Wiegand Koerber, Anica Rossmoeller
wiley   +1 more source

Menstrual hygiene behaviour among the tribal married women aged 15 to 49 years: A cross-sectional study in a community development block of Paschim Bardhaman District, West Bengal

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Menstrual hygiene management is integrally associated with reproductive health of women. Menstrual health and hygiene needs, particularly of tribal women still remain unmet for many reasons.
Ananya G. Mukherjee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Women's Menstrual Hygiene Needs in Emergencies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Responding appropriately to women’s menstrual hygiene needs in emergencies is an essential component of water, sanitation and hygiene promotion programmes. It can help to address: gender equality in considering the different needs of women and men;

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Legislating and Leading on Student Basic Needs: College Student Government Efforts Toward Inclusion

open access: yesNew Directions for Student Services, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As colleges and universities respond to students’ basic needs, structures and resources such as food pantries, emergency scholarships, housing access, transportation accommodations, mental and physical health efforts, and more become mechanisms for support.
Michael A. Goodman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deaf-and-dumb and visually impaired adolescent girls’ experience related to menstrual hygiene in Odisha, India: A phenomenological study

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community and Family Medicine
Introduction: Menstrual health and hygiene are essential to women’s overall health. The menstrual health needs of the blind, deaf, and dumb put them at risk for negative health effects.
Serma Subathra Arunachalam   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Menstrual Hygiene Awareness, Challenges and Management for Improving Quality of Life [PDF]

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences
Menstruation is a normal and necessary part of life, and maintaining proper menstrual hygiene is crucial for women's and girls' health as well as their right to access basic services for sanitation, hygiene, and reproductive health.Thesafe drinking water,
Kaur Komalpreet   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of menstrual hygiene among adolescent school girls in a rural area of Patna, Bihar, India: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023
Background: Adolescence is a transitional phase marked by the onset of menarche. Most adolescent girls have incomplete or inaccurate information about menstrual physiology and hygiene. There are several misconceptions and taboos linked with it, resulting
Geetika Singh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Temple University Story: From Comprehensive Basic Needs Support Resources to Nationally Renowned Research, Policy and Practice

open access: yesNew Directions for Student Services, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Temple University is home to the nationally recognized Hope Center for Student Basic Needs and the Division of Student Affairs basic needs supports and services, including the Cherry Pantry, now housed in the Temple University Essential Needs Hub.
Anne E. Lundquist   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth Monitoring of Children Under Five Years Using National Reference Charts Versus International Growth Standards, 2007–2023: A Systematic Review

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Growth charts are commonly used for monitoring attained size at a specified age relative to a population average considered to represent expected growth. Objectives To evaluate the impact of the application of international growth charts for children under five on common growth metrics when compared to national reference charts ...
Bancy Ngatia, Linda Vesel, Eric O. Ohuma
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of a menstrual hygiene intervention in urban and rural schools in Bangladesh: a pilot study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Girls’ menstrual experiences impact their social and educational participation, physical and psychological health. We conducted a pilot study to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a multi-component intervention intended to support menstruating ...
Mahbub-Ul Alam   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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