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

Sustainable 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

Poor menstrual hygiene management – an adverse outcome of menstrual stigmatization in Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2021
Dear Editor, menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is defined as the awareness and confidence to manage one’s periods using hygienic products, having bathing and washing facilities and the ability to dispose of used menstrual products with dignity and privacy [1]. In Pakistan’s predominantly conservative society, menstruation and menstrual practices still
Rabia Maryam, Mustafa, Asmat, Zehra
openaire   +2 more sources

The relationship between women’s awareness of sustainable menstrual cups, their menstrual attitudes, and genital hygiene behaviors: a cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health
Background The relationship between women’s awareness of menstrual cups, their menstrual attitudes, and their genital hygiene behaviors is emerging as an important research topic in the field of women’s health globally.
Aynur Ataman Kufacı, Funda Erol, Tuba Yılmaz Bulut, Hurmus Kuzgun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

FROM KNOWLEDGE TO CARE: UNDERSTANDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS

Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal
Background: Menstrual disorders vary among adolescents between 23% and 76% which can negatively impact adolescents’ health, academic success, and extracurricular activities.
Pinaka Dya Ivena, Nasywa Zuriah Salsabilathifa, Hajar Bahira, Laela Vita Imelda, Anggun Putri Wulandari, Novita Cahya Kinanti, Devi Arine Kusumawardani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in secondary schools of Herat, Afghanistan

Razi International Medical Journal, 2022
Background: The experience of menarche is often confusing and causes ambivalence among adolescent girls due to their lack of information on the menstruation cycle and menstrual vaginal bleeding.
Goodness Ogeyi Odey, Moriam Adesola Adegbite, Nosaibah Razaqi, Gulalai Faizi, Habibah Afzali, Mozhgan Ahmadi, Zahra Frough, Sudip Bhattacharya, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

New 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, Sarah Edmondson, Kate Carpenter, Ethan Foley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

New 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, Stacy J. Priniski, Annette Ditolvo, Marissa Cloutier   +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

BJOG: 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

Scenario‐Based Guidance for International Growth Standards (GIGS): For Whom, When, and How to Apply the INTERGROWTH‐21st and WHO Child Growth Standards

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To demonstrate when, for whom, and how to apply the INTERGROWTH−21st (IG‐21st) and WHO Child Growth Standards (WHO GS) using a scenario‐based approach with illustrations utilising a sub‐set of data from a multi‐country low birthweight infant prospective cohort.
Eric O. Ohuma, Simon R. Parker, Sara Strout, Bancy Ngatia, Linda Vesel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

"We pray for the night to be shorter, so we can change our menstrual pads": A qualitative exploration of menstrual hygiene challenges among internally displaced adolescent girls in Northern Ethiopia, 2023.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundMenstrual hygiene management is a critical aspect of adolescent health. However, access to adequate menstrual hygiene products and sanitation facilities is severely restricted during times of war.
Balem Demtsu Betsu, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Tesfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwet, L Lewis Wall   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source