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BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Deplorable and unconducive conditions in prisons present serious challenges to menstrual hygiene management. However, little is known about menstrual hygiene among incarcerated women in Uganda. Our study explored the behaviors and practices of
Margaret Nabiryo +2 more
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Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2023 Background Adolescent girls should practice good menstrual hygiene to enhance their health and educational attainment. However, socio-cultural restrictions and limited water, sanitation, and hygiene in school environments continued to make it difficult ...
Naol Daniel +4 more
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Menstrual hygiene management in public high schools in Ghana. [PDF]
Afr Health Sci, 2022 In the ten (10) regions of Ghana. The findings showed that most girls in Public Senior High Schools in Ghana had prior knowledge about menstruation from their mothers and sisters prior to menarche. It was revealed that majority of the girls mentioned hormones as the cause of menstruation, whilst others mentioned the uterus, bladder, vagina, and other ...
Abor PA.
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An Overview of Menstrual Hygiene Management in Female Adolescent [PDF]
International Journal of Health Science and Technology, 2021 Lack of knowledge about menstrual hygiene management and poor water sanitation are the main problems for female adolescents. This study aims to determine the description of menstrual hygiene management's implementation in boarding school's students in Bantul, Yogyakarta. This research is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling
Fayakun Nur Rohmah, Iyan Safitri
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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
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Menstrual hygiene in South Asia: A Neglected Issue for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Programmes [PDF]
, 2010 This article explores the reasons why menstrual hygiene management is not generally included in WASH initiatives, the social and health impacts of this neglect on women and girls, and provides examples of successful approaches to tackling menstrual ...
Mahon, Thérèse +3 more
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Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Syrian Refugee Women in the Bekaa [PDF]
, 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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PLoS ONE, 2021 IntroductionEven though menstruation is a normal biological process, adolescents are facing managing their menstruation when they are at school. It causes girls to miss their class on average three days every month.
Bikis Yaynie Shibeshi +2 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objective This study aimed to investigate schools’ preparedness for menstrual hygiene management in the West Gonja Municipality of Ghana.Design This was a cross-sectional study with a mixed-methods approach.Setting Junior high schools in the West Gonja ...
Abdulai Abubakari +2 more
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Menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in junior high schools in rural Northern Ghana
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 INTRODUCTION: The issue of menstrual hygiene is inadequately acknowledged and efforts to address the gaps has been unsatisfactory. Hygienic menstrual practice such as the use of sanitary pads is crucial during menstruation. Lack of sanitation facilities,
Maxwell Tii Kumbeni +2 more
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