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Menstruation-Related School Absenteeism: An Urban Centre Study in the Northern Region of Ghana

, 2023
Menstruation-related school absenteeism significantly affects girls’ academic progress and general wellbeing. This study aimed to assess menstruation-related school absenteeism in an urban population in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Mirza Adil Beig (17326129), Russell Kabir (11014358), Ali Davod Parsa (13935066), Doreen-Remember Donkor (17326135), Abdul-Malik Abdulai (15690995), Gifty Mary Wuffele (17326132), Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani (11552988), Abdulai Abubakari (784181), Mubarick Nungbaso Asumah (16677918), Edem Kojo Dzantor (17326126), Wisdom Klutse Azanu (9253509)   +10 more
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Menstruation: science and society [PDF]

, 2020
© 2020 The Authors Women's health concerns are generally underrepresented in basic and translational research, but reproductive health in particular has been hampered by a lack of understanding of basic uterine and menstrual physiology.
Tariyal, Ridhi, Griffith, Linda G, Clark, Sandy, Kim, J. Julie, Gregersen, Peter K, Metz, Christine N, Critchley, Hilary O.D., Bulun, Serdar E, Taylor, Hugh S., Critchley, Hilary OD, Babayev, Elnur, Wagner, Gunter P., Simón, Carlos, Taylor, Hugh S, Kim, Ji-Yong Julie, Sommer, Marni, Matteson, Kirsten A., Lavender, Missy, Wagner, Günter P, Kilcoyne, Aoife, Marsh, Erica E., Garcia-Grau, Iolanda, Gregersen, Peter K., Matteson, Kristen A, Marsh, Erica E, Silk, Kami, Bulun, Serdar, Maybin, Jacqueline A, Moreno, Inmaculada, Griffith, Linda G.   +29 more
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Menstruation: Is a Normal Phenomenon Perceived Normally in Early Adolescents: A Cross Sectional Study

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Most Indian women believe that menstruation contaminates the body and makes it unholy. With this background, present study was proposed. Objectives: 1. To assess the effects of menstruation on routine activities in early adolescent girl
Poonam Vijay Sancheti, Rupeshkumar Dattatray Shinde   +1 more
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Knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in secondary schools of Herat, Afghanistan

Razi International Medical Journal, 2022
Background: The experience of menarche is often confusing and causes ambivalence among adolescent girls due to their lack of information on the menstruation cycle and menstrual vaginal bleeding.
Goodness Ogeyi Odey, Moriam Adesola Adegbite, Nosaibah Razaqi, Gulalai Faizi, Habibah Afzali, Mozhgan Ahmadi, Zahra Frough, Sudip Bhattacharya, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III   +8 more
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Assessment of awareness, experience, and attitude of Saudi women about oral health changes during the menstruation: A cross-sectional study

Saudi Journal for Health Sciences, 2022
Background: One of the systemic conditions that lead to several changes in the oral cavity is hormonal changes which occur during puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, or menopause, so the awareness of women about these oral changes during the menstruation ...
Abdullah Saleh Almutairi
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"I treat my daughters not like my mother treated me" : migrant and refugee women's constructions and experiences of menarche and menstruation [PDF]

, 2020
Menstruation is a material reality at some point in most women’s lives. Yet, the discursive meaning assigned to menstruating bodies and the way in which they are experienced is dependent on the sociocultural and historical spaces which they occupy (Lee ...
Ussher, Jane M. (R8741), Perz, Janette M. (R8385), Hawkey, Alexandra J. (R18272)   +2 more
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Socio-cultural factors associated with knowledge, attitudes and menstrual hygiene practices among Junior High School adolescent girls in the Kpando district of Ghana: A mixed method study

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Good menstrual hygiene practice is critical to the health of adolescent girls and women. In Ghanaian public schools, the School Health Education Program which includes menstrual health education has been instituted to equip adolescents with ...
Lebene Kpodo, Matilda Aberese-Ako, Wisdom Kudzo Axame, Martin Adjuik, Margaret Gyapong   +4 more
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Development and validation of a menstruation-related activity restriction questionnaire among adolescent girls in urban resettlement colonies of Delhi

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Menstruation, a physiological phenomenon, till date is associated with myths, taboos, and malpractices. These interfere with the emotional, physical, and mental health of adolescent girls.
Suneela Garg, Yamini Marimuthu, Nidhi Bhatnagar, M Megha Chandra Singh, Amod Borle, Saurav Basu, Falak Azmi, Yomri Dabi, Indu Bala   +8 more
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KOMPRES HANGAT MEMPENGARUHI DERAJAT NYERI MENSTRUASI PADA SISWI KELAS X DI SMA NEGERI 2 PAMEKASAN

Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan, 2018
The pain of menstruation can cause a nuisance of daily activity. One of the handling way to reduce the level of menstruation pain is doing warm compress. The event rate of menstruation pain in SMAN 2 Pamekasan, 70% female students of tenth grade get the
Makrifatul Amaliyah, R. Khairiyatul Afiyah   +1 more
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights and climate change about menstrual discrimination: a policy review in the context of Nepal

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
The conversation around climate, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and menstruation is increasing more than ever in Nepal. The discussion between climate and SRHR is more visible and it endeavors to develop the relationship between them ...
Radha Paudel, Devaraj Acharya, Tejaswi Mili Adhikari   +2 more
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