Factors that affect menstrual hygiene among adolescent schoolgirls: a case study from Mongu District, Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorLahme, Anne Mutunda
dc.contributor.authorStern, Ruth
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-03T10:28:25Z
dc.date.available2018-09-03T10:28:25Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractMenstruation is both a public health concern that requires hygienic management and a human rights issue that demands dignity and health. We conducted six focus groups with 51 respondents from three secondary schools in Mongu District, Western Province, in Zambia to explore factors that influence adolescent girls’ understanding, experiences, and practices of menstrual hygiene. Thematic content analysis was used to identify multiple interrelated problems that stem from (1) culture and traditional practices, (2) inadequate accurate health information, and (3) poverty-related conditions. The girls faced menstruation-related inconveniences, bullying and humiliation, stress, infections, poor school attendance and performance, and dropped out of school. Policy recommendations are included.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationLahme, A.M. & Stern, R. (2017). Factors that affect menstrual hygiene among adolescent schoolgirls: a case study from Mongu District, Zambia. Women's Reproductive Health, 4(3): 198-211.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2329-3691
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.oi.org/10.1080/23293691.2017.1388718
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3993
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.oi.org/10.1080/23293691.2017.1388718
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectHuman rightsen_US
dc.subjectMenstrual hygieneen_US
dc.subjectMenarcheen_US
dc.subjectMenstruationen_US
dc.subjectReproductive healthen_US
dc.subjectZambiaen_US
dc.titleFactors that affect menstrual hygiene among adolescent schoolgirls: a case study from Mongu District, Zambiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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