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Menstrual hygiene management in flood-affected Pakistan: Addressing challenges and ensuring women's health and dignity [PDF]

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, Wania Ahmer, Shanza Gulzar, Muhammad Hasanain, Hussain Haider Shah   +4 more
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Experiences, awareness, perceptions and attitudes of women and girls towards menstrual hygiene management and safe menstrual products in Pakistan [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundThe taboo of menstruation, lack of discussion on puberty, misinformation and poor awareness on menstrual hygiene management and limited access to safe menstrual products can negatively impact the physical and mental health of women and girls ...
Madeeha Malik, Ayisha Hashmi, Azhar Hussain, Waleed Khan, Nabia Jahangir, Anam Malik, Naima Ansari   +6 more
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Assessment of the barriers towards menstrual hygiene management: evidence from a qualitative study among school communities: lessons from Bahir Dar city in northwest Ethiopia [PDF]

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
BackgroundThe challenges of safe menstrual hygiene management practices in low-income settings, including the study areas are pressing. However, Studies specifically focusing on barriers that schoolgirls face in managing monthly menstruation in schools ...
Yimenu Adane, Argaw Ambelu, Muluken Azage, Yalemtsehay Mekonnen   +3 more
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Menstrual hygiene management practices among schoolgirls in resource-limited settings of Bahir Dar City administration, Northwestern Ethiopia [PDF]

Women's Health
Background: Schoolgirls in resource-limited settings encounter significant challenges in maintaining proper menstrual hygiene management practices. Studies on associated factors in menstrual hygiene management practices among schoolgirls in Bahir Dar ...
Yimenu Adane, Argaw Ambelu, Muluken Azage Yenesew, Yalemtsehay Mekonnen   +3 more
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Redefining menstrual hygiene management with menstrual cups through project Thinkal; from self care to environmental resilience [PDF]

Dialogues in Health
Proper management of menstrual hygiene is a topic of interest among women and is a requisite to the well-being of women and adolescent girls worldwide. But lack of information about menstruation and menstrual hygiene practices creates a culture of taboos
Parvathy Jayasree, Krishna Sreelekha Hemachandran   +1 more
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Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices and Associated Factors Among Female High School Students in Awsi Resu, Afar Region, Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background Poor menstrual hygiene management (MHM), characterized by inadequate use of clean materials, improper disposal, and poor hygiene practices, negatively impacts the health of reproductive‐age women.
Salahedin Getahun, Mohammed Abdu, Frewein Yilma, Adem Yesuf, Ali Yimer, Hassen Ahmed Yesuf, Bewuketu Belete Alemu, Alemken Eyayu Abuhay, Degsew Ewunetie Anteneh   +8 more
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The practice of menstrual hygiene management and associated factors among secondary school girls in eastern Ethiopia: The need for water, sanitation, and hygiene support

Women's Health, 2022
Background: During menstruation, school girls face obstacles connected to menstrual hygiene management in schools. Due to their monthly period, up to 20% of girls miss school globally, and one in ten will drop out entirely.
Jemal Hussein, Tesfaye Gobena, Tigist Gashaw   +2 more
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Pilot testing and evaluation of a toolkit for menstrual hygiene management in emergencies in three refugee camps in Northwest Tanzania

Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2018
Displaced adolescent girls and women face many challenges managing their monthly menstrual flow with dignity and comfort in various challenging settings around the world, such as refugee camps, informal settlements, and while in transit across ...
Marni Sommer, Margaret L. Schmitt, Tom Ogello, Penninah Mathenge, Magdalena Mark, David Clatworthy, Samanatha Khandakji, Ruwan Ratnayake   +7 more
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“If I use pad, I feel comfortable and safe”: a mixed-method analysis of knowledge, attitude, and practice of menstrual hygiene management among in-school adolescent girls in a Nigerian city [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Adolescence is a pivotal stage in human development that presents unique challenges, especially for girls navigating the complexities of menstruation.
Nkemdilim Ene, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Chris Adedigba, James Oyeleye, Israel Boboye, Union Nwosu, Fayokemi Olususi, Philip Oluwayemi, Sylvester Reuben Okeke   +8 more
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Menstrual hygiene management practice and associated factors among high school and preparatory school adolescent students in Debre Markos town, Northwest, Ethiopia: a mixed-method study [PDF]

BMC Women's Health
Background Despite being a normal occurrence, menstruation requires hygienic care and is associated with a number of myths and wrongdoings. Menstrual hygiene issues have been linked to major health issues, such as urinary tract and reproductive tract ...
Yichalem Worku, Getachew Mullu Kassa, Bekele Mekonen, Melaku Desta, Keralem Anteneh Bishaw, Mihretie Gedfaw, Eyerus Tesfaw, Genet Degu, Aster Shiferaw   +8 more
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