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A Time for Global Action: Addressing Girls’ Menstrual Hygiene Management Needs in Schools

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  • Marni Sommer
  • Bethany A Caruso
  • Murat Sahin
  • Teresa Calderon
  • Sue Cavill
  • Therese Mahon
  • Penelope A Phillips-Howard

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Marni Sommer and colleagues reflect on priorities needed to guide global, national, and local action to address girls' menstrual hygiene management needs in schools.

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  • Marni Sommer & Bethany A Caruso & Murat Sahin & Teresa Calderon & Sue Cavill & Therese Mahon & Penelope A Phillips-Howard, 2016. "A Time for Global Action: Addressing Girls’ Menstrual Hygiene Management Needs in Schools," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(2), pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1001962
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001962
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    1. Stephanie Psaki & Nicole Haberland & Barbara Mensch & Lauren Woyczynski & Erica Chuang, 2022. "Policies and interventions to remove gender‐related barriers to girls' school participation and learning in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review of the evidence," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(1), March.
    2. Daisy Dutta & Chhanda Chakraborti & Pulak Mishra, 2023. "Tuloni Biya and its impact on menstrual health: A qualitative exploration of the menstrual experiences of adolescent girls in Assam," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 41(5), September.
    3. Jedidiah S. Snyder & Graeme Prentice-Mott & Charles Boera & Alex Mwaki & Kelly T. Alexander & Matthew C. Freeman, 2020. "The Sustainability and Scalability of Private Sector Sanitation Delivery in Urban Informal Settlement Schools: A Mixed Methods Follow Up of a Randomized Trial in Nairobi, Kenya," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-17, July.
    4. Vishna Shah & Helen Nabwera & Bakary Sonko & Fatou Bajo & Fatou Faal & Mariama Saidykhan & Yamoundaw Jallow & Omar Keita & Wolf-Peter Schmidt & Belen Torondel, 2022. "Effects of Menstrual Health and Hygiene on School Absenteeism and Drop-Out among Adolescent Girls in Rural Gambia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-23, March.
    5. Elizabeth Kemigisha & Masna Rai & Wendo Mlahagwa & Viola N. Nyakato & Olena Ivanova, 2020. "A Qualitative Study Exploring Menstruation Experiences and Practices among Adolescent Girls Living in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-11, September.
    6. Sumit Aggarwal & Deepti Ambalkar & Jayaprakasam Madhumathi & Vijay Badge & Arun Humne, 2021. "Menstrual Hygiene Practices of Adolescent Girls in Rural Maharashtra," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 28(1), pages 127-137, February.
    7. Biljana Macura & Laura Del Duca & Adriana Soto & Naomi Carrard & Louisa Gosling & Karin Hannes & James Thomas & Lewnida Sara & Marni Sommer & Hugh S. Waddington & Sarah Dickin, 2021. "PROTOCOL: What is the impact of complex WASH interventions on gender and social equality outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries? A mixed‐method systematic review protocol," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(2), June.

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