WEDC Guide No. 18: Menstruation hygiene management for schoolgirls
This guide outlines the problems experienced by menstruating schoolgirls in low-income countries. Although its focus is predominantly sub-Saharan Africa, many of the issues raised are relevant to girls in most low-income countries, although there may be differences in popular practice and beliefs. The guide also evaluates simple solutions to these problems including the use of low-cost sanitary pads, and suggests ways in which menstruation hygiene management (MHM) can be included in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes.
© WEDC, Loughborough University, 2014
Author: Tracey Crofts Quality assurance: Sue Coates and Julie Fisher
Edited and illustrated by Rod Shaw Technical illustrations: Ken Chatterton
Designed and produced by WEDC Publications
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- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2014Notes
This guide was published by the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University.ISBN
9781843801658Other identifier
WEDC_ID:21727Language
- en