Menstrual hygiene management: among adolescent schoolgirls in low- and middle-income countries: research priorities
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Gestion de l'hygiène menstruelle: parmi les adolescentes à l'école dans les pays à revenus faibles et intermédiaires: les priorités de la recherche
article Dec 2016 ; 7 pages
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Penelope Phillips-Howard
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Marni Sommer
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Belen Torondel
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Bethany Caruso
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Murat Sahin
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Garazi Zulaika
Ed. Taylor and Francis Group - Abingdon
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Abstract:
Background: A lack of adequate guidance on menstrual management; water, disposal, and private changing facilities; and sanitary hygiene materials in low- and middle-income countries leaves schoolgirls with limited options for healthy personal hygiene during monthly menses. While a plethora of observational studies have described how menstrual hygiene management (MHM) barriers in school impact girls’ dignity, well-being, and engagement in school activities, studies have yet to confirm if inadequate information and facilities for MHM significantly affects quantifiable school and health outcomes influencing girls’ life chances. Evidence on these hard outcomes will take time to accrue; however, a current lack of standardized methods, tools, and research funding is hampering progress and must be addressed.
Objectives: Compile research priorities for MHM and types of research methods that can be used.
Results: In this article, we highlight the current knowledge gaps in school-aged girls’ MHM research, and identify opportunities for addressing the dearth of hard evidence limiting the ability of governments, donors, and other agencies to appropriately target resources. We outline a series of research priorities and methodologies that were drawn from an expert panel to address global priorities for MHM in schools for the next 10 years.
Conclusions: A strong evidence base for different settings, standardized definitions regarding MHM outcomes, improved study designs and methodologies, and the creation of an MHM research consortia to focus attention on this neglected global issue.
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menstrual hygiene (CI) (DT) (ET) , school (CI) (DT) (ET) , women (CI) (DT) (ET) |
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Taylor and Francis Group - Abingdon - United Kingdom |
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