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Effects of health education intervention on menstrual hygiene knowledge and practices among the adolescent girls of Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundPoor menstrual hygiene practices are one of the major public health problems in Nepal. Due to persistent taboos and socio-cultural constraints, adolescent girls are often unaware of scientific facts, knowledge, and practices related to ...
Saraswati Ghimire, Nand Ram Gahatraj, Niranjan Shrestha, Smriti Manandhar, Shalik Ram Dhital   +4 more
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Assessment of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of East Delhi: A community-based cross-sectional research from an urban resettlement colony

Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Even though menstruation is a normal physiological process, menstrual hygiene is a most neglected issue with many myths and social stigmas being associated with it.
Anita Shankar Acharya, Nidhi Tiwari, Sanjeev Kumar Rasania, Jyoti Khandekar, Damodar Bachani   +4 more
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Multisystem Mucosal Morbidity in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Inversa

Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa inversa (RDEB‐I) is a rare subtype of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB) characterized by intertriginous cutaneous involvement and frequent mucosal disease. Although mucosal involvement is recognized in RDEB‐I, its cumulative clinical burden remains poorly defined.
Valerie R. Stichert, Nichole Halliburton, Sarah Crawford, Jennifer Phillips, Kalyani S. Marathe, Beth A. Moeves   +5 more
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Bacterial vaginosis in female facility workers in north-western Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors. [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVES: To determine prevalence of, and risk factors for, bacterial vaginosis (BV) among herpes simplex virus (HSV) 2 seropositive Tanzanian women at enrollment into a randomised, placebo-controlled trial of HSV suppressive treatment.
Ross, D, P Hay, Hambleton, Ian, Watson-Jones, Deborah, H A Weiss, D Everett, Tanton, Clare, Watson-Jones, D, J Changalucha, Ross, David, Baisley, Kathy, Weiss, Helen, D Watson-Jones, Hayes, Richard, Everett, Dean, R Hayes, Hambleton, I, K Mugeye, Mugeye, Kokugonza, Weiss, HA, Changalucha, John, Hay, Phillip, Tanton, C, Chirwa, Tobias, D Ross, Changalucha, J, Everett, D, T Chirwa, I Hambleton, K Baisley, Mugeye, K, Baisley, K, Hay, P, C Tanton, Chirwa, T, Hayes, R   +35 more
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Expert Recommendations for Use of Combined Oral Contraceptives in Preadolescent and Young Adolescent Patients With Acne Vulgaris

Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acne vulgaris commonly presents in early adolescence with the onset of adrenarche. Treatments for acne in this age group typically mirror those in older adolescents. However, while combined oral contraceptives are an effective hormonal treatment for acne vulgaris in young women, the safety of using a systemic hormonal therapy in younger ...
Andrea L. Zaenglein, Natalie Allen, Sasigarn Bowden, Hannah R. Chang, Kristina Derrick, Alison Edelman, Dawn Eichenfield, Lawrence Eichenfield, Sarah Gold, Emmy Graber, Julie Harper, Sarah Horvath, Patricia Huguelet, Karin J. Kartawira, Leah Lalor, Irene Lara‐Corrales, Megha M. Tollefson, Tierney E. Wallace, Jonette Keri   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Menstruation and menstrual practices are still clouded by taboos and socio-cultural restrictions resulting in adolescent girls remaining ignorant of the scientific facts and hygienic health practices, which sometimes result into adverse ...
Sharma, Rakesh, Sharma, Varsha, Kunj, Deepika, Negi, Sandhya, ., Vardha   +4 more
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Sanitation challenges and menstrual hygiene management among female adolescents in an Islamic Boarding School: A qualitative case study

Jurnal Cakrawala Promkes
Poor menstrual hygiene practices can increase the risk of reproductive tract infections among female adolescents. Adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities are essential to safe menstrual hygiene management (MHM), particularly in Islamic
Hasna Laday, Lisda Oktavia Madu Pamangin, Fajrin Violita, Fransina Alfonsina Izaac, Natalia Paskawati Adimuntja, Asriati Asriati   +5 more
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Understanding exosomes in diabetic wound healing

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Diabetic wounds signify a major complication of diabetes mellitus, characterized by chronic inflammation, compromised angiogenesis, and high risk of infection, amputation, and mortality. Contemporary therapies remain limited in efficacy and durability.
Paras Ahmad, Yulan Wang, Yufeng Zhang, Anton Sculean, Richard J. Miron   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Menstrual Hygiene Practices, WASH Access and the Risk of Urogenital Infection in Women from Odisha, India. Case-control study data [PDF]

, 2015
Dataset and other information published to support a PLOS publication on menstrual hygiene practices, WASH access and the risk of urogenital Infection in women from Odisha ...
Mishra Pravas Ranjan, Sahoo, Sunita, Nayak, Arati, Das Padma, Dutta, Ambarish, Kelly K. Baker (763040), Panigrahi Pinaki, Bijay Panda, Bibiana Bilung, Bhabani Sankar Das (763043), Tapoja Swain (763041), Mishra, Pravas Ranjan, Padma Das, Mary Bara, Swain Tapoja, Pravas Ranjan Mishra (763048), Swain, Tapoja, Panda, Bijay, Panda Bijay, Arati Nayak (763045), Dutta Ambarish, Bilung, Bibiana, Torondel, Belen, Pravas Ranjan Mishra, Cairncross, Sandy, Belen Torondel, Das, Bhabani Sankar, Sunita Sahoo, Baker Kelly K., Bhabani Sankar Das, Sunita Sahoo (763042), Ambarish Dutta (229673), Sahoo Sunita, Das, Padma, Bibiana Bilung (763047), Arati Nayak, Ambarish Dutta, Bilung Bibiana, Mary Bara (763046), Cairncross Sandy, Panigrahi, Pinaki, Bara, Mary, Baker, Kelly K, Bijay Panda (763044), Sandy Cairncross (359971), Pinaki Panigrahi, Bara Mary, Padma Das (323463), Pinaki Panigrahi (25276), Belen Torondel (407515), Torondel Belen, Kelly K Baker, Das Bhabani Sankar, Baker, Kelly, Tapoja Swain, Sandy Cairncross, Nayak Arati   +56 more
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Understanding extracellular vesicles in antiaging

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Aging is a multifactorial process marked by gradual cellular dysregulation, regulated by hallmarks, including genomic instability, mitochondrial dysregulation, and chronic inflammation. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), especially exosomes, have emerged as pivotal mediators of cell‐to‐cell communication with potential roles in both ...
Paras Ahmad, Nathan E. Estrin, Anton Sculean, Richard J. Miron   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source