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Menstrual hygiene management in India

Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2022
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Gender and Culture Matters: Considerations for Menstrual Hygiene Management

, 2022
AbstractMenstruation hygiene management (MHM) is an important factor in gender-sensitive sanitation promotion. MHM is a concept and an approach in international development that gained greater attention in the last decade. This chapter first reviews the development of MHM (also recently referred to as menstrual health and hygiene: MHH) as an ...
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Equality and Non-discrimination (EQND) in Sanitation Programmes at Scale (Part 1) [PDF]

, 2017
A well-facilitated Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) programme that pro-actively considers and involves people who might be disadvantaged has been shown to have many benefits.
Sarah House, Sue Cavill, Suzanne Ferron
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The Unconstitutional Tampon Tax [PDF]

, 2019
Thirty-five states impose a sales tax on menstrual hygiene products, while products like spermicidal condoms and erectile dysfunction medications are tax-free.
Crawford, Bridget J., Waldman, Emily Gold   +1 more
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Menstrual Hygiene Management: An Overview of Global Awareness

BIO Web of Conferences
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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Gendered priorities for ‘improved’ sanitation: insights from Kisumu Kenya [PDF]

, 2015
This paper explores how official concepts of ‘improved’ sanitation often fail to reflect the priorities of female users. As the health benefits associated with improved sanitation cannot be fully realised until all potential user groups habitually ...
Jewitt, Sarah, Ryley, Harriet
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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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Everyone Everywhere: A Vision for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Post-2015 [PDF]

, 2013
WaterAid was established over 30 years ago with a simple vision of a world where everyone has access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. As the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) era draws to a close and we look ahead to post-2015, there is a ...

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Reproductive Tract Infections among Women in Pakistan: An Urban Case Study [PDF]

Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among women—despite being common and having grave consequences—are not given much attention by policy-makers and health planners.
Durr-e-Nayab
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Growing up Without WASH: Case Study Research Into the Effects of Poor Access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene on Children in Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2011
This report is the result of research by WaterAid in Ethiopia into the effects of poor WASH access on children.
Mahider Tesfu
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