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Determinants of Menstrual Hygiene Practices Among Adolescent Schoolgirls in Saudi Arabia: Implications for Adolescent Health Promotion. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel)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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Menstrual hygiene practices: Is it practically impractical? [PDF]
International Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 2014 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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Systematic review of menstrual health and hygiene in Nepal employing a social ecological model
Reproductive Health, 2022 Plain language summary Menstrual health and hygiene are major public health and social issues in Nepal, due to a lack of health and education infrastructure, gender-based disparities and restrictive cultural and social norms.
Aditi Sharma +2 more
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Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2022 Background: Menstruation is a physiological process as it brings changes in a young woman’s life. In this process, menarche is the most important phase in menstruation. It is the onset of first menstruation in girls.
Mansi Pal, Shyama Devi, Manish Taywade
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023 Background: Adolescence is a transitional phase marked by the onset of menarche. Most adolescent girls have incomplete or inaccurate information about menstrual physiology and hygiene. There are several misconceptions and taboos linked with it, resulting
Geetika Singh +3 more
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Fountain Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences (FUJNAS), 2023 The onset of menstruation denotes a landmark event in the pubertal development of the adolescent girl. Adolescent girls should have adequate knowledge of menstrual hygiene before menarche.
Adeola Oshineye +6 more
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Menstrual management: a neglected aspect of hygiene interventions [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose - Effective menstrual management is essential for the mental and physical well being of women. However, many women in low-income countries lack access to the materials and facilities required.
Parker, Alison H. +5 more
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Menstrual hygiene access and practices in Latin America: scoping review
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2023 Objective: to synthesize available evidence related to menstrual hygiene access and practices in Latin America and the Caribbean. Method: literature scoping review with research protocol registered in the Open Science Framework, carried out in the bibliographic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Portal Regional da Biblioteca Virtual em ...
Viviane Caroline de Oliveira +3 more
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Knowledge and practices of menstrual hygiene among nursing students in IIUM Kuantan [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: Menstrual hygiene management include the use and proper disposal of clean menstrual management materials during menstruation while dysmenorrhea is discomfort, pain, and cramps at the uterine origin during menstruation.
Zamri, Nordiana Binti Zamri +1 more
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Awareness and management of menstrual hygiene practices in adolescent girls
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2021 Background: Menstruation is a natural part of the female reproductive cycle in which periodic discharge of blood from the uterus exits through the vagina. Menstruation is also surrounded with social taboos and supernatural beliefs. The poor knowledge and understanding of menstruation may lead to unsafe hygienic practice that in turn increases the risk ...
Krupa Ann Sunil +4 more
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