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Acceptability of Menstrual Products Interventions for Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Women and Girls in Malawi [PDF]

Reproductive Health, 2020
Abstract BackgroundA key challenge for menstruating girls and women in low-resource countries is the inadequate and unreliable supply of menstrual products. Although development partners are implementing menstrual product interventions to address this challenge in Malawi, there is a paucity of information on the distribution of menstrual ...
Christabel Kambala, Angela Chinangwa, Effie Chipeta, Belén Torondel, Tracy Morse   +4 more
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Pregnancy and contraceptive use among women participating in an HIV prevention trial in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVES: Information on pregnancy rates and factors associated with pregnancy and contraceptive use is important for clinical trials in women in sub-Saharan Africa where withdrawal of investigational products may be required in the event of pregnancy ...
Baisley, Kathy, Changalucha, John, Hayes, Richard J, Odutola, Aderonke, Ross, David A, Rusizoka, Mary, Tanton, Clare, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Weiss, Helen A   +8 more
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Menstrual hygiene management inequalities among school girls in Badagry, Nigeria

Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2022
AbstractObjectivesThe study assessed menstrual hygiene management (MHM) inequalities among public and private in‐school adolescents in Badagry, southwest Nigeria. Also assessed was the impact of available water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities on MHM within the school premises.MethodsFor this descriptive cross‐sectional study, 420 students ...
Ruth C, Uwadia, Elizabeth O, Oloruntoba, Ojima Z, Wada, Olufemi O, Aluko   +3 more
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Is Menstrual Hygiene and Management an Issue for Adolescent School Girls? [PDF]

, 2011
Presents survey findings about Nepali school girls' knowledge and experience of menstrual hygiene and management. Considers implications for reproductive health and efforts to achieve development goals.

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The Effectiveness of Psychological Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents: A Critical Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although international treatment guidelines for eating disorders recommend varying psychological approaches for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN), most existing reviews have combined adolescent and adult samples, leaving the overall evidence base for this population poorly defined.
Renée A. Broersma, Moniek A. J. Zeegers, Jesse Roest, Ramon J. L. Lindauer, Fabienne Harteveld, Peer van der Helm, James Lock, Mark Assink   +7 more
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Health Education Improve Behavior and Self-efficacy on Personal Hygiene Among Children with Intellectual Disability [PDF]

, 2019
Personal hygiene is one of the basic human needs and must be kept clean, including scalp and hair, eyes, nose, ears, nails of hands and feet, skin and overall body care.
Akrom, A. (Akrom), Erviana, E. (Erviana), Hidayati, T. (Titiek), Nurasa, I. (Indri)   +3 more
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Menstrual Hygiene Management and Practices in Campuses

Journal of Health Promotion, 2020
 Studies on menstruation hygiene management (MHM) in education have focused mostly on adolescent school girls indicating the need to investigate this particular phenomenon in the context of higher education. In this study, I wanted to explore the experiences of female students and teachers during menstruation while they are at the campus and document ...
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The cervico‐vaginal DNA methylation WID‐qEC test: An epigenetic marker associated with ovarian cancer in the absence of endometrial and cervical cancer

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? The DNA methylation‐based WID‐qEC test has been validated for the accurate detection of endometrial and cervical cancers using cervico‐vaginal samples. However, a small proportion of women test positive despite the absence of these cancers. This study explored the associated biological and clinical characteristics to inform potential follow‐
Elisa Redl, Chiara Herzog, Charlotte Vavourakis, James Barrett, Allison Jones, Iona Evans, Daniel Reisel, Ranjit Manchanda, Line Bjørge, Michal Zikan, David Cibula, Twana Alkasalias, Angelique Flöter Rådestad, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Louis Dubeau, Nicola MacDonald, Davor Jurkovic, Nora Pashayan, Martin Widschwendter   +18 more
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Maintaining the Momentum: Advancing Health, Learning and Equity Through WASH in Schools [PDF]

, 2014
This publication lays out guiding principles around four priority areas: daily group hand washing; menstrual hygiene management (MHM), WASH in Schools in the post-2015 development agenda; and strengthening the evidence ...

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Menstrual health and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Uganda (MENISCUS): a feasibility study. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Management of menstruation can present substantial challenges to girls in low-income settings. In preparation for a menstrual hygiene intervention to reduce school absenteeism in Uganda, this study aimed to investigate menstruation management
Francis, Suzanna, Gibson, Lorna J, Miiro, George, Musoke, Saidat, Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica, Nakuya, Kevin, Namakula, Juliet, Ross, David A, Rutakumwa, Rwamahe, Torondel, Belen, Weiss, Helen A   +10 more
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