Enabling factors for sustainable menstrual hygiene management practices: a rapid review

S Pednekar, S Some, K Rivankar, R Thakore - Discover Sustainability, 2022 - Springer
This paper highlights the crucial enabling factors in menstrual hygiene management. The
use of products depends on various factors such as access to water, privacy, social, cultural …

The practice of menstrual hygiene management and associated factors among secondary school girls in eastern Ethiopia: The need for water, sanitation, and hygiene …

J Hussein, T Gobena, T Gashaw - Women's Health, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: During menstruation, school girls face obstacles connected to menstrual
hygiene management in schools. Due to their monthly period, up to 20% of girls miss school …

An Exploratory Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Period Poverty

G Delanerolle, X Yang, H Cavalini, O Kurmi, C Rostivik… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background Period poverty is a global health and social issue that needs to be addressed.
The primary aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive understanding on period …

Improving menstrual health literacy through life-skills programming in Rural Ethiopia

S Baird, J Hamory, K Gezahegne, K Pincock… - Frontiers in global …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite its cultural and biological importance, limited knowledge about menstruation and
cultural taboos in many contexts mean that menarche often brings fear and stigma. In …

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

MN Asumah, QES Adnani, EK Dzantor, MA Beig… - Women, 2023 - mdpi.com
Menstruation-related school absenteeism significantly affects girls' academic progress and
general wellbeing. This study aimed to assess menstruation-related school absenteeism in …

WASH services and menstrual hygiene management among reproductive age females in the IDPs camps of Shire town in Tigray region of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional …

E Tesfay, GH Redae, G Goitom, AA Asgedom - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Menstruation is a natural cyclic occurrence experienced by reproductive age females in a
good health which deemed a proper management, otherwise, it ends with various health …

Menstrual hygiene management practices among schoolgirls in resource-limited settings of Bahir Dar City administration, Northwestern Ethiopia

Y Adane, A Ambelu, M Azage Yenesew… - Women's …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Schoolgirls in resource-limited settings encounter significant challenges in
maintaining proper menstrual hygiene management practices. Studies on associated factors …

The Effect of Play Therapy on Children's Anxiety Level Age 4-6 years During Hospitalization at the Kronjo Health Center

HN Putri, MT Firmansyah, AR Vanchapo… - Journal of World …, 2023 - journal.ypidathu.or.id
Anxiety is an emotional state characterized by consistent fear, tense mood, unstable state of
mind, and increased blood pressure and body chemistry. This includes the cognitive …

Challenges faced by adolescent girls on menstrual hygiene management: School-based study, Siha, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

A Method, J Hassan, O Assenga… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) has received increasing attention as a public health
issue globally. Governments and stakeholders have started to engage communities to …

The Relationship of Personal Hygiene Knowledge in the Incidence of Vaginal Discharge A Systematic Review of Cross-Sectional Studies

MRE Pratiwi, P Sasmito… - Journal of World Future …, 2023 - journal.ypidathu.or.id
Genital hygiene is an important part of a woman's health and important for protecting
reproductive health. Women engage in many genital hygiene practices that have direct and …