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

BIO 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, Kaur Amrinder, Bhatia Ruby, Mishra Rashmi   +3 more
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Factors influencing good menstrual hygiene practice.

, 2022
Factors influencing good menstrual hygiene practice.
Martin Adjuik (80066), Wisdom Kudzo Axame (13905750), Lebene Kpodo (13905747), Matilda Aberese-Ako (784409), Margaret Gyapong (758045)   +4 more
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Menstrual hygiene management knowledge, practice and associated factors Among School Girls, Northeast Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundWomen in rural settings particularly in schools suffer more from stigma and lack of services and facilities during menstruation. However, the issue has not received proper attention from school water sanitation and hygiene programs.
Zeru Shikur Shumie, Zinie Abita Mengie
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Environmental impact of menstrual hygiene products. [PDF]

Bull World Health Organ
Manufactured single-use pads and tampons were initially met with public distrust, but over time have replaced home-made sanitary napkins as the standard methods of menstrual care in high-income settings. In this article, we explore the environmental impacts of menstrual hygiene products and alternative options.
Aujla M, Logie CH, Hardon A, Narasimhan M.   +3 more
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Menstrual hygiene: How hygienic is the adolescent girl?

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2008
Menstruation and menstrual practices are still clouded by taboos and socio-cultural restrictions resulting in adolescent girls remaining ignorant of the scientific facts and hygienic health practices, which sometimes result into adverse health outcomes.(i) To elicit the beliefs, conception and source of information regarding menstruation among the ...
Dasgupta A, Sarkar M
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Towards an inclusive national policy on menstrual health and hygiene [PDF]

, 2023
In April 2023, the Supreme Court of India advocated for the government to establish a "uniform national policy" on menstrual health and hygiene (MHH), spotlighting the need for comprehensive measures on a significant public health issue.
Ojha, Manini, Babbar, Karan
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Determinants of menstrual hygiene among school going adolescent girls in a rural area of West Bengal

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017
Background: Menstrual hygiene is a neglected issue in rural India. Lack of menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls can make them susceptible to various morbidities, for example, reproductive tract infection and urinary tract infection and their long-term ...
Ishita Sarkar, Madhumita Dobe, Aparajita Dasgupta, Rivu Basu, Bhaskar Shahbabu   +4 more
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Menstrual hygiene practices among high school girls in urban areas in Northeastern Ethiopia: A neglected issue in water, sanitation, and hygiene research.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundPoor menstrual hygiene practices influence school girls' dignity, well-being and health, school-absenteeism, academic performance, and school dropout in developing countries.
Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Tadesse Sisay, Helmut Kloos, Asmamaw Malede, Melaku Yalew, Mastewal Arefaynie, Yitayish Damtie, Bereket Kefale, Tesfaye Birhane Tegegne, Elsabeth Addisu, Mistir Lingerew, Leykun Berhanu, Gete Berihun, Tarikuwa Natnael, Masresha Abebe, Alelgne Feleke, Adinew Gizeyatu, Ayechew Ademas, Zinabu Fentaw, Tilaye Matebe Yayeh, Fitsum Dangura, Metadel Adane   +21 more
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Scaling up menstrual hygiene management [PDF]

, 2017
Good menstrual hygiene is crucial for the health, education and the dignity of girls and women. The knowledge and ability of women and girls to manage their menstruation both hygienically and with dignity is fundamental to achieving gender equality ...
Samuel A. Kiiza (7223306), Jane Nyaketcho (7223309)   +1 more
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Women's Menstrual Hygiene Needs in Emergencies [PDF]

, 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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