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Does India need a 'uniform national policy' for menstrual health and hygiene? [PDF]
, 2023 Menstrual health is more than just making menstrual hygiene products accessible.
Babbar, Karan
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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 +21 more
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Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Syrian Refugee Women in the Bekaa
, 2020 This research paper explores the different challenges related to menstrual hygiene faced by Syrian refugee women residing in Informal Tented Settlements (ITSs) in the Bekaa valley in Lebanon.
Touma, Hoda, Majed, Rima
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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 +4 more
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Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2023 Pakistan's recent floods have worsened women's and girls' menstrual hygiene problems, compromising their health, dignity, and well-being. Supply chain issues, poor facilities, and cultural stigma limit menstrual products and hygiene management.
Zarnab Tufail +4 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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Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2023 Background Adolescent girls, particularly in lower socioeconomic settings, lack adequate knowledge of menstrual hygiene management and have subpar hygiene habits.
Wondimagegn Gebre +5 more
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Improving menstrual hygiene management in emergency contexts: literature review of current perspectives [PDF]
, 2018 Crystal VanLeeuwen, Belen Torondel Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Abstract: Management of menstruation in contexts of humanitarian emergencies can be challenging.
Torondel, Belen +5 more
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Menstrual Hygiene Management among School Adolescents
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2018 Background: Menstrual hygiene management remains a taboo in many communities in Nepal. Cultural beliefs about menstruation such as food taboos and untouchability have negative impact on dignity, health and education of adolescent girls. The objective of
Ram Naresh Yadav +3 more
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