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Hardware Without Software: Teachers’ Cultural Silence and Menstrual Hygiene Management in Rural Bangladeshi Schools

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
This study reveals how cultural taboos, teacher discomfort, and inadequate school infrastructure collectively silence menstrual hygiene management education in rural haor schools of Bangladesh, contributing to student absenteeism and unmet health needs despite teachers’ awareness of its importance.
Abdul Basit
wiley   +1 more source

Post-2015 WASH targets and indicators: a review from a Human Rights Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
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Flores Baquero, Óscar   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Menstrual Pain Management, School Absenteeism and Educational Performance Among Adolescent Students: Cross‐Sectional Mixed‐Methods Analysis Nested Within a Cluster Randomised Trial

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 133, Issue 4, Page 761-770, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To describe menstrual pain and pain management, and the associations of pain relief with school absenteeism and educational performance, among Ugandan adolescents. Design Cross‐sectional mixed‐methods study, nested within a school‐based cluster randomised controlled trial.
Prossy Namirembe   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leave No One Behind: Voices of Women, Adolescent Girls, Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Sanitation Workforce [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This report summarizes the sanitation and hygiene hopes and aspirations of thousands of women and men of different ages and physical ability, across rural and urban areas in eight South Asian countries.

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Exploring Coastal Male Knowledge, Perception, and Prioritization of Female Menstrual Health in Southern Bangladesh

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Menstruation is a natural biological process, yet it remains heavily stigmatized and misunderstood in many communities, particularly in rural and coastal regions. In Bangladesh, gender norms, cultural taboos, and environmental challenges like saline water contribute to the neglect of menstrual health, especially in coastal areas ...
Farhana Yasmin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond menstrual hygiene: addressing vaginal bleeding throughout the life course in low and middle-income countries. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Girls and women experience numerous types of vaginal bleeding. These include healthy reproductive processes, such as menstruation and bleeding after childbirth, but also bleeding related to health conditions, such as fibroids or cancer. In most societies,
Caruso, Bethany A   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Sexuality in the field of occupational therapy: A scoping review

open access: yesAustralian Occupational Therapy Journal, Volume 73, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Introduction While sexuality is gaining recognition as a relevant domain of occupational therapy practice, the scope of empirical research involving occupational therapy practitioners or students in relation to sexuality remains unclear. This study aimed to map the extent and focus of this research. Methods A scoping review was conducted using
Louis‐Pierre Auger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Risk of Preterm Birth in Women With Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dental Hygiene, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 116-135, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Previous studies have explored the association between periodontitis and preterm birth (PTB), with conflicting results primarily due to variability in methodology, statistical analyses and the case definitions of both conditions. This study aimed to synthesise critically the available scientific evidence of observational studies that ...
Dimitris Sokos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intersectional Bias in Healthcare—The Inequity Borne by the Patients: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesJournal of Oral Rehabilitation, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 328-336, February 2026.
This qualitative study explored how patients perceive the interaction with healthcare professionals in relation to intersectionality. ABSTRACT Background Care should be neutral and equal, but normative beliefs may impact the interaction between patients and healthcare professionals in pain management.
Alicia Böthun   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women, WASH, and the Water for Life Decade [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
From childbirth to education to domestic responsibilities to dignity and safety, access to water and sanitation affect women and girls more than men and boys.

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