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Menstrual hygiene management in India

Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2022
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Betwixt playing the waiting game and waiting in vain: Temporal governance and the thin alignment of care under universal health coverage in Kenya

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract This article investigates how Kenyan citizens access healthcare within the framework of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) reforms. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, it reconceptualizes waiting as a politically structured phenomenon rather than a simple delay. The analysis shows that UHC reforms do not eliminate waiting but instead redistribute it,
Edwin Ambani Ameso
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Periods, Pains, Pills, and Performance—Fighting Blood, Bodies and Biology

Sociological Forum, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 369-381, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper draws on various data from long‐term immersion in combat sports to explore the period experiences of cis women fighters. We blend theoretical ideas from the social scientific literature on menstruation and the sociology of medicalization, pain and injury.
Reem AlHashmi, Debra Forbes, Christopher R. Matthews   +2 more
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Menstrual hygiene management among the rural school-going adolescent girls with special emphasis to the Kora tribe in West Bengal, India

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Aim This study aimed to investigate menstrual practices, awareness, cultural beliefs, and taboos among rural adolescent girls in Bankura, West Bengal, with a special focus on the Kora tribal populations to understand their menstrual hygiene management ...
Mousumi Ganguly, Sila Jana, Arindam Ganguly, Manasi Chattaraj, Dipak K. Midya   +4 more
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Effects of the angle of head‐down tilt on dynamic cerebral autoregulation during combined exposure to cephalad fluid shift and mild hypercapnia

Experimental Physiology, Volume 111, Issue 9, Page 4115-4125, 1 September 2026.
Abstract Astronauts experience combined exposure to a cephalad fluid shift and mild hypercapnia during space missions, potentially contributing to health problems. Such combined exposure may weaken dynamic cerebral autoregulation. The magnitude of cephalad fluid shift varies between individuals, and dynamic cerebral autoregulation may be affected more ...
Tomokazu Kato, Yojiro Ogawa, Ken‐ichi Iwasaki   +2 more
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Towards Menstrual Equity: A Review of Sustainable Solutions in Menstrual Hygiene Management

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews
Abstract Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) plays a critical role in women’s health and well-being. This review examines solutions to sustainable MHM, with focus on reusable and biodegradable menstrual products, their effectiveness, cost-efficiency, environmental impacts and acceptance within communities.
Amrita Sarkar, Mamta Gehlawat
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Socio-ecological framework for menstrual hygiene management [23].

, 2019
Socio-ecological framework for menstrual hygiene management [23].
Jane Wilbur (6308054), Thérèse Mahon (6308060), Shaffa Hameed (6308057), Belen Torondel (407515), Hannah Kuper (25751)   +4 more
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Menstrual hygiene management in India: The concerns

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2018
Rabindra Nath Sinha, Bobby Paul
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Menstrual hygiene practices and associated factors among adolescent school girls in rural Mizoram

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Safe and hygienic menstrual management remains a public health concern. Menstrual hygiene practices are highly context-specific; locally generated evidence is necessary to design effective health education and public health interventions ...
Sang Zuala , Lalmuankimi , Lalduhsaki , Vanlalchhuanga , Zolawmsangi Chhangte , Lalrammawii R   +5 more
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Menstrual Hygiene Management: An Overview of Global Awareness

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In developing nations, menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a problem that is frequently disregarded. Women and girls who are menstruating are compelled to live in seclusion, are subject to mobility limitations and dietary restrictions, and may be barred from engaging in daily activities.
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