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Reading in the book "Growth and change" about menstruation and puberty (Tanzania) Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) or menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is the access to menstrual hygiene products to absorb or collect the flow of blood during menstruation, privacy to change the materials, and access to facilities to dispose of used menstrual management materials. [1]
[2] [3] [4] Pantyliner: Similar to a menstrual pad, they are smaller, thinner and used for lighter periods, intermittent bleeding and vaginal discharge, or as a supplement to a tampon. [2] [3] Tampon: Inserted inside the vagina to absorb menstrual blood, can also be used while swimming, available in different levels of absorbency. [2] [3] [4 ...
Period poverty is a term used to describe a lack of access to proper menstrual products and the education needed to use them effectively. [1] In total, there are around 500 million women and girls that cannot manage their periods safely due to lack of menstrual products and for fear of shame. [ 2 ]
The Myna Mahila Foundation (MMF) is an Indian organization which empowers women by encouraging discussion of taboo subjects such as menstruation, and by setting up workshops to produce low-cost sanitary protection to enable girls to stay in school.
[1] In developing countries, women's choices of menstrual hygiene materials are often limited by the costs, availability and social norms. [2] [3] Adequate sanitation facilities and access to feminine hygiene products are important but opening discussion making adequate education for women and girls is of equal importance. Research has found ...
Menstrual cups are made of elastomers (silicone rubbers, latex rubbers, or thermoplastic rubbers). [1] [2] A properly fitting menstrual cup seals against the vaginal walls, so tilting and inverting the body will not cause it to leak. [3] It is impermeable and collects menstrual fluid, unlike tampons and menstrual pads, which absorb it. [4] [5]
Period underwear is designed like conventional underwear but it is made up of highly absorbent fabrics to soak up menstrual blood. Most commercially manufactured period underwear makes use of microfiber polyester fabric. It is recommended that period underwear should be changed at least once every 8-12 hours to ensure optimal hygiene and ...
The school was looked upon as existing “not only for the welfare of each child in attendance but also for the welfare of the state and the nation.” [3] Dresslar broke school hygiene up into two essential parts: “the physical environment of the child during his school life” and “the laws of mental hygiene as illustrated by the proper ...