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Awareness of Oral Health Changes during Menstruation: A Questionnaire-Based Survey among Adolescent Girls

open access: yesDentistry and Medical Research, 2019
Background: Periodontal health in women is affected by sex hormones. Puberty, menstruation, use of oral contraceptives, pregnancy, and menopause influence the periodontal health in women.
Sheiba R Gomes   +5 more
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Howling (and Bleeding) at the Moon: Menstruation, Monstrosity and the Double in the \u3ci\u3eGinger Snaps\u3c/i\u3e Werewolf Trilogy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In this essay, I explore the radical reframing of the traditional werewolf narrative with respect to the figure of the double and the abject female body in the Ginger Snaps werewolf trilogy. Notable theorists discussed herein include Barbara Creed, Carol
Flaherty, Erin M.
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Is Menstrual Hygiene and Management an Issue for Adolescent School Girls? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Presents survey findings about Nepali school girls' knowledge and experience of menstrual hygiene and management. Considers implications for reproductive health and efforts to achieve development goals.

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Prevalence of irregular menstruation according to socioeconomic status: A population-based nationwide cross-sectional study

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Irregular menstruation is an important indicator of current and potential health problems. A woman’s health is greatly influenced by her socioeconomic status.
Yeunhee Kwak   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Menstruation practice among school and out-of-school adolescent girls, Lao PDR

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2020
Background The transition from childhood to adolescence is a critical transitional period for girls, and as they experience these changes, having knowledge of, and being able to practice, good menstruation hygiene management is crucial.
V. Sychareun   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The menstruation experience: Attitude dimensions among South African students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This study aimed to investigate the attitudes and experiences regarding menstruation among undergraduate women at a historically disadvantaged South African university. A total of 255 women participated in the study.
Adinma E. D.   +5 more
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Measuring Menstruation-Related Absenteeism Among Adolescents in Low-Income Countries

open access: yesThe Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, 2020
Benshaul-Tolonen et al. shine a light on two methodological issues impacting a research question that has received much attention recently: whether the provision of menstrual hygiene products reduces schoolgirls’ absenteeism in low-income countries ...
Anja Benshaul-Tolonen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

'I Have to Act Like Everything's Okay': Menstruation, the Female Body, and the World of Work Organisations

open access: yesGender a Výzkum
Menstruation in the world of work organisations has so far from a sociological perspective remained an unexplored topic. Using exploratory research and the grounded theory method, this article seeks to capture how Czech women cope with menstruation in ...
Petra Poncarová, Radka Dudová
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U.S. Policymaking to Address Menstruation: Advancing an Equity Agenda

open access: yesThe Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, 2020
Weiss-Wolf explains why the menstrual equity frame—which makes the case for an agenda that advances systemic solutions to address the societal and financial impact of menstruation—is distinct in its direct linkage to core principles of democratic ...
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
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The Case for Menstrual Health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Menstruation is a natural and routine part of life for healthy girls and women, but in many parts of the world, it is accompanied by shame and fear. Cultural taboos about menstruation and perceptions that women are unclean when they have their periods ...

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