FROM KNOWLEDGE TO CARE: UNDERSTANDING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS
Background: Menstrual disorders vary among adolescents between 23% and 76% which can negatively impact adolescents’ health, academic success, and extracurricular activities.
Pinaka Dya Ivena +6 more
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Impact of Educational Interventions on Menstrual Hygiene Practices: A Comprehensive Study [PDF]
Menstrual hygiene is essential for women’s health, influencing physical well-being and social participation. Despite its importance, many adolescent girls worldwide lack adequate knowledge and resources to manage their menstrual health effectively.
S., Vijayamalar +2 more
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Exploring menstrual practices and potential acceptability of reusable menstrual underwear among a Middle Eastern population living in a refugee setting [PDF]
Crystal VanLeeuwen, Belen Torondel Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Purpose: Menstruation is a biological process that approximately half of the world’s population experiences over a ...
VanLeeuwen C, Torondel B
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Study Of Menstrual Pattern and Menstrual Hygiene Practices Among Adolescent Girls
Background: Menstrual hygiene and management will directly contribute to MDG-2 and MDG-3. This study was conducted to know the awareness about menstruation before menarche and the source of information; to compare menstrual pattern and menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls from slum and non-slum area and also to find some socio-demographic ...
Hemlata G Rokade, Anjali P Kumavat
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A Review on Initiatives for Promoting Better Menstrual Hygiene Practices and Management in India. [PDF]
Management of hygiene during menstruation is severely affected by the continued existence of several societal, cultural, and religious restrictions on menstruation and menstruation practices. Since they are frequently unprepared and unaware of their periods, especially in rural regions of the country, girls face a variety of hurdles and problems at ...
Kumari S, Muneshwar KN.
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Objective: To assess the menstrual hygiene practices in relation to age, educational level, marital status and residence among the females of reproductive age group attending Gynae OPD of LGH.
Rozina Shahdat KHAN +3 more
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The impact of pre-menarcheal training on menstrual practices and hygiene of Nigerian school girls [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The menstrual practices of adolescents derive largely from health issues associated with their adjustment to reproductive life. The objective of the study was to assess the effect of pre-menarcheal training on the menstrual and hygiene ...
Theophilus Ogochukwu Nwankwo +2 more
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Determinants of Menstrual Hygiene Practices Among Adolescent Schoolgirls in Saudi Arabia: Implications for Adolescent Health Promotion. [PDF]
Background: Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a vital aspect of adolescent girls’ health and well-being. However, in many Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, this issue has received less attention because of cultural taboos, misconceptions,
Mohamed AI +10 more
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Background Deplorable and unconducive conditions in prisons present serious challenges to menstrual hygiene management. However, little is known about menstrual hygiene among incarcerated women in Uganda. Our study explored the behaviors and practices of
Margaret Nabiryo +2 more
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Menstrual hygiene practices: Is it practically impractical? [PDF]
Background: Menstruation is the physiological process, but its physiology and nature are very poorly understood among the female population due to many sociocultural factors which make them to adapt certain practices unknowingly whether it is correct or false.
Balaji Arumugam +4 more
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