Women's and girls' experiences of menstruation in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis

J Hennegan, AK Shannon, J Rubli, KJ Schwab… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Attention to women's and girls' menstrual needs is critical for global health and
gender equality. The importance of this neglected experience has been elucidated by a …

Systematic review of menstrual health and hygiene in Nepal employing a social ecological model

A Sharma, JS McCall-Hosenfeld, Y Cuffee - Reproductive health, 2022 - Springer
Menstrual health and hygiene are a major public health and social issues in Nepal. Due to
inadequate infrastructure to provide education, healthcare, and communication as well as …

Menstrual hygiene management among Bangladeshi adolescent schoolgirls and risk factors affecting school absence: results from a cross-sectional survey

MU Alam, SP Luby, AK Halder, K Islam, A Opel… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Many adolescent girls in low-income and middle-income countries lack
appropriate facilities and support in school to manage menstruation. Little research has …

Practice and lived experience of menstrual exiles (Chhaupadi) among adolescent girls in far-western Nepal

P Amatya, S Ghimire, KE Callahan, BK Baral… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Menstrual exile, also known as Chhaupadi, is a tradition of “untouchability” in
far-western Nepal. Forbidden from touching other people and objects, women and girls are …

'It's like a burden on the head': Redefining adequate menstrual hygiene management throughout women's varied life stages in Odisha, India

ER MacRae, T Clasen, M Dasmohapatra, BA Caruso - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
There has been growing recognition of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) as a
significant public health issue. However, research has predominately focused on the …

Perception and practices of menstruation restrictions among urban adolescent girls and women in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey

A Mukherjee, M Lama, U Khakurel, AN Jha, F Ajose… - Reproductive health, 2020 - Springer
Background Menstruation, a natural biologic process is associated with restrictions and
superstitious beliefs in Nepal. However, factual data on women's perspectives on menstrual …

Experiences and constructions of menarche and menstruation among migrant and refugee women

AJ Hawkey, JM Ussher, J Perz… - Qualitative health …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Experiences and constructions of menarche and menstruation are shaped by the
sociocultural environment in which women are embedded. We explored experiences and …

'I do what a woman should do': a grounded theory study of women's menstrual experiences at work in Mukono District, Uganda

J Hennegan, SPS Kibira, NG Exum, KJ Schwab… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Menstrual health has received increasing recognition as an essential issue for public health
and gender equality. A growing body of research has elucidated adolescent girls' menstrual …

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) insecurity will exacerbate the toll of COVID-19 on women and girls in low-income countries

EA Adams, YJ Adams, C Koki - Sustainability: Science, Practice …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is having a significant global impact
on livelihoods, health, and general well-being. This policy brief argues that in low-income …

Prevalence and correlates of anemia among adolescents in Nepal: Findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

B Chalise, KK Aryal, RK Mehta, M Dhimal, F Sapkota… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Anemia is regarded as major public health problem among adolescents in Low and Middle-
Income Countries (LMICs) but there is limited primary data in many countries, including …