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Relationship between Knowledge, Information, and School Sanitation Facility with Menstrual Hygiene Practices Among Schoolgirls

Introduction: Menstrual hygiene practices are a form of self-care mainly related to mantaining the hygiene of reproductive organs specifically during menstruation.
Megara Maritza Tabina
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Menstrual hygiene management among the rural school-going adolescent girls with special emphasis to the Kora tribe in West Bengal, India

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Aim This study aimed to investigate menstrual practices, awareness, cultural beliefs, and taboos among rural adolescent girls in Bankura, West Bengal, with a special focus on the Kora tribal populations to understand their menstrual hygiene management ...
Mousumi Ganguly, Sila Jana, Arindam Ganguly, Manasi Chattaraj, Dipak K. Midya   +4 more
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Menstrual hygiene: knowledge and practice among adolescent girls in orphanage

International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2018
Background: In India menstruation is generally considered as unclean. Orphanage girls are vulnerable group in our society. The unfailing support and a constant check of orphan girls during menstruation are usually absent. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and practices regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls residing in ...
Savita Kumari, Poonam Sheoran, Adiba Siddiqui   +2 more
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Reproduction and the Environment in Southeast Asia: A Scoping Review of Anthropogenic Environmental Change and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While often neglected, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a significant dimension of the health implications of global anthropogenic environmental change, including climate change. However, literature on the topic is scarce and largely neglects low and middle‐income countries (LMICs) and regions such as Southeast Asia.
Max D. López Toledano, Sze Tung Lam, Amanda Low, Wen Yu John Tan, Kyi Mar Wai, Natasha Howard   +5 more
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Fragile against what? Imagining climate change resilience by unmasking governance fragility

Disasters, Volume 51, Issue 1, January 2027.
Abstract Since the 1990s, fragility has been used to describe low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) with limited ability to respond to external threats in ways that ensure citizen safety, security, and welfare. Fragility challenges us to engage with governance, including why and how many institutions (including those in high‐income countries) fail ...
Luissa Vahedi, Carmen Logie
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Menstrual self-hygiene knowledge and practices among female university students in Kathmandu, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

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Background Menstruation is a natural physiological process; however, social taboos, misconceptions, and inadequate information regarding menstrual hygiene among female students persist in Nepal.
Govinda Prasad Devkota, Tantrika Raj Khanal, Krishna Maya Devkota, Bhimsen Devkota, Mohan Kumar Sharma   +4 more
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The Role of Gender in the Design and Implementation of Self‐Care Interventions for Women's Sexual Health: A Scoping Review

Reproductive, Female and Child Health, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Self‐care interventions can improve access to healthcare, but their equitable implementation depends on addressing harmful gender norms and systemic barriers. This scoping review examines the relationship between women's autonomy and WHO‐recommended self‐care interventions for sexual health in the context of harmful gender norms ...
Anna Kalbarczyk, Rosemary Morgan, Katherine Banchoff, Shatha Elnakib, Hailey Spaeth, Evelyn Boy‐Mena, Anna Coates, Manjulaa Narasimhan   +7 more
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Extracellular Vesicles for Space Biomedical Research

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2026.
Microgravity reshapes EV biogenesis and cargo selection, which brings new opportunities for longitudinal liquid‐biopsy readouts of stress and aging‐like trajectories, as well as the regenerative products in spaceflight research. ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are regulated, information‐rich nanovesicles that reflect aspects of parent‐cell state,
Samantha Ali, Brian I. Molina Diaz, Pei Zhuang, Zachary Greenberg, Ye Zhang, Jeffrey Richards, Danny Carlos, Stefanie Countryman, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Luke P. Lee, Mei He   +10 more
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Study Of Menstrual Hygienic Practices Among the Adolescent Girls in Rural Area

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2016
Introduction: WHO defines adolescence as period between 10-19 years. Menarche is a milestone in a woman's life as it denotes the start of reproductive capacity but there is gross lack of information on menstrual preparedness and management among ...
Maya V Kshirsagar, Mayavati Mhaske, Madhura D Ashturkar, Kevin Fernandez   +3 more
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Menstrual Hygiene Awareness, Practices and Health Implications Among Adolescent Girls in Ukpom Abak, Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria

Ibom Medical Journal
Background: Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is crucial for the health and well-being of adolescent girls. In many developing countries, including Nigeria, awareness and resources for proper MHM are lacking.
Ekpin VI, Johnson OE, Ukpong DE, Akpan EB, Obimah S, Udo ME, Bassey CD, Uyoho PE, Inemesit AE   +8 more
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