Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent schoolgirls in low- and middle-income countries: research priorities. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: A lack of adequate guidance on menstrual management; water, disposal, and private changing facilities; and sanitary hygiene materials in low- and middle-income countries leaves schoolgirls with limited options for healthy personal hygiene ...
Caruso, Bethany +5 more
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Menstrual Wellbeing of Professional Workers: A Work Demands‐Resources Perspective
Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Menstrual symptoms compromise the menstrual wellbeing of more than a quarter of the global workforce. However, to the best of our knowledge, the human resource management (HRM) literature, as well as the HR policy and practice, is almost silent on employee menstrual wellbeing.
Muhammad Shujahat +2 more
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The Impact of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene on Key Health and Social Outcomes: Review of Evidence [PDF]
, 2016 This evidence paper looks at 10 areas identified collaboratively with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on which WASH can plausibly have a strong impact: diarrhea, nutrition, complementary food hygiene, female psychosocial stress, violence ...
Joanna Esteves Mills, Oliver Cumming
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Gerodontology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To explore the perceptions and practices of women in peri/menopause towards oral healthcare in Australia. Background Hormonal changes associated with peri/menopause create a period where women may be more prone to developing oral health problems, which can significantly impact their quality of life.
Namitha Thomas +4 more
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We Can't Wait: A Report on Sanitation and Hygiene for Women and Girls [PDF]
, 2013 This paper raises awareness of the impacts of poor sanitation on women across the world and calls for a concerted effort on a different scale from all levels of government, business, and civil society.
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Breaking Silence on Menstrual Hygiene Management
Journal of Saidu Medical College SwatBackground: Awareness regarding menstrual hygiene is a significant public health and societal issue among young girls in developing countries. In South Asian countries, including Pakistan, adolescent girls are often unprepared mentally, emotionally, and physically for the onset of menstruation, largely due to a lack of awareness and prevailing social ...
Arsh Gul +5 more
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Vaginal Microbiota and Ovarian Cancer: A New Frontier in Immunomodulation and Diagnosis
Immunology, EarlyView.Microbial imbalance, dysbiosis, plays a role in ovarian carcinogenesis by interacting with the immune system and altering inflammatory pathways, notably Th17 pathways. In contrast, eubiosis, characterised by Lactobacillus dominance, protects against infections and maintains hormone metabolism.
Wafa Babay +4 more
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Schoolgirls’ experience and appraisal of menstrual absorbents in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional evaluation of reusable sanitary pads [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundGovernments, multinational organisations, and charities have commenced the distribution of sanitary products to address current deficits in girls’ menstrual management.
Catherine Dolan +4 more
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Psychological Features Associated With Awake Bruxism in Painful TMD: The Role of Anxiety
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.Objective: Evaluate the role of anxiety by comparing the frequency of AB behaviours, as well as levels of perceived stress, pain catastrophizing and depressive symptoms among patients with painful TMD, categorised by clinical anxiety levels. Methods and Study Protocol: TMD anxiety subgroups (N = 72): Clinical elevated anxiety symptoms (T ≥ 61) n = 30 ...
Dyanne Medina Flores +4 more
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A Critique of Advertisements for Female Hygiene Products: A Silent Crisis in America [PDF]
, 2019 Female hygiene advertisements can be ambiguous due to the intimate nature of menstruation. This can result in a lack of information and invoke the need to hide signals of menstruation.
Schulte, Laura
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