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Climate‐Induced Water Insecurity and the Physical Health of Women and Girls in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change and climate variability are intensifying water insecurity across Sub‐Saharan Africa, but the health burden is mediated by infrastructure, affordability, social inequality, and the gendered organization of water work. This scoping review maps evidence on how climate‐related water insecurity affects the physical health of women ...
Jacob Kwakye, Abraham Kwao
wiley   +1 more source

Legislating and Leading on Student Basic Needs: College Student Government Efforts Toward Inclusion

New Directions for Student Services, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As colleges and universities respond to students’ basic needs, structures and resources such as food pantries, emergency scholarships, housing access, transportation accommodations, mental and physical health efforts, and more become mechanisms for support.
Michael A. Goodman, Sarah Edmondson, Kate Carpenter, Ethan Foley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Padded assumptions: A critical discourse analysis of patriarchal menstruation discourse [PDF]

, 2016
In 2015, Rupi Kaur’s photography project featuring a menstruating woman was censored on Instagram, a photo sharing social media platform. The menstruation censorship created a surge in public media discourse about what is and is not appropriate to ...
Lese, Kathryn M.
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Humidity Ramp Protocols Systematically Underestimate Human Heat Tolerance Limits

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Short dwell times in humidity‐ramp protocols (Δt/τ≪1 ${\Delta }t/\tau \mathit{\ll }1$) prevent human core temperature from reaching equilibrium, causing premature inflection points and systematic underestimation of critical environmental limits by ∼3°C–4°C.
Fèlix Faming Wang, Yi Xu, Haojian Wang, Min Cui, Xue Hou, Boan Wei, Xiong Shen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights into Menstruation: A Qualitative Exploration among School going Adolescent Boys of Central India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Introduction: Although from the beginning of first human life, menstruation has been there; still it has never been discussed as openly as it should have been.
Manjeet Mohanty, Rohini A. Desai, Aditi J. Dabir, Ujwala U. Ukey, Uday W. Narlawar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shattering the silence: holistic narratives of menstruation [PDF]

BACKGROUND: This social justice research elevates menstruators’ voices and validates experiences by curating their stories through narrative inquiry and creative expressions.
Ludington, Morgan Cheyenne
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Child Health Challenges, Ecosystem Mismatches, and the Case for State‐Level Policy Innovation

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points From 2011‐2023, US children's health deteriorated across >170 indicators. Chronic conditions rose from 25.8% to 31%, risk of anxiety tripled, and autism and learning disability more than doubled. Policies based on biomedical models have failed to address these trends.
NEAL HALFON, SHIRLEY RUSS
wiley   +1 more source

Health-Seeking Behavior and Community Perception of Chhaupadi Practices

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: The Chhaupadi system, mainly in the Western part of Nepal, forces women and girls to stay in huts or cowsheds during menstruation, barring them from their homes. This study aims to analyze the health-seeking behavior and community perception
Ganga Laxmi Awal, Kuaanan Techato, Saroj Gyawali, Bishnu Prasad Dahal, Indra Mali Malakar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advent of NK3R Antagonists for the Treatment of Menopausal Hot Flushes: A Narrative Review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The menopause transition is marked by symptoms predominantly attributed to declining oestrogen levels. Approximately 80% of women experience associated symptoms, and 25% experience severe symptoms. The commonest are vasomotor symptoms (VMS), collectively referring to hot flushes and/or night sweats.
Aaran H. Patel, Aureliane Pierret, Edouard G. Mills, Alexander N. Comninos, Waljit S. Dhillo, Ali Abbara   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of factors associated with the occurrence of menstruation-related symptoms in Japanese women without exercise habits and female soccer players: a cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health
Purpose The aims of this study were to identify factors associated with menstruation-related symptoms and compare them between female soccer players and women without exercise habits.
Risa Mitsuhashi, Ryoko Mizushima, Hiroaki Natsui, Shuichi Machida, Yoshio Nakata   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source