Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent schoolgirls in low- and middle-income countries: research priorities
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Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent schoolgirls in low- and middle-income countries: research priorities
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 gi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Health Action
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1654-9716,1654-9880
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v9.33032