‘Breaking the silence around menstruation’: experiences of adolescent girls in an urban setting in India

Rajagopal, Shobhita; Mathur, Kanchan

doi:10.1080/13552074.2017.1335451

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“…13,14 Therefore, ensuring that menstruation does not keep young women from attending school is beneficial from both a public health and gender equity perspective. 3,7,15,16 Menstruation poses particular challenges to young women living in India and other South Asian countries due to high levels of menstrual stigma. [16][17][18][19] Menstruating girls and women are often considered dirty or impure.…”

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“…3,7,15,16 Menstruation poses particular challenges to young women living in India and other South Asian countries due to high levels of menstrual stigma. [16][17][18][19] Menstruating girls and women are often considered dirty or impure. 3,7,15,16 Young women face a number of taboos and restrictions on their mobility, daily activities, and practices for managing hygiene during menstruation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[16][17][18][19] Menstruating girls and women are often considered dirty or impure. 3,7,15,16 Young women face a number of taboos and restrictions on their mobility, daily activities, and practices for managing hygiene during menstruation. 2,3,16,17,20,21 They may face restrictions on bathing 19,22 and be limited in their ability to move around inside and outside the home for fear of contaminating others.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…3,7,15,16 Young women face a number of taboos and restrictions on their mobility, daily activities, and practices for managing hygiene during menstruation. 2,3,16,17,20,21 They may face restrictions on bathing 19,22 and be limited in their ability to move around inside and outside the home for fear of contaminating others. 17,20,23 Parents may lack accurate knowledge about MHM, further limiting the support that they can provide.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring young women’s menstruation-related challenges in Uttar Pradesh, India, using the socio-ecological framework

McCammon

Bansal

Hebert

et al. 2020

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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Menstruation frequently poses psychological, social, and health challenges for young women living in low-and middle-income countries. In countries such as India, where menstruation is stigmatised, it can be particularly difficult. This paper examines challenges related to menstruation for young women living in slums in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The research was informed by the socio-ecological model. Life course interviews were conducted with 70 young women ages 15-24 living in the slums of Lucknow. Thematic analysis was used to identify salient themes regarding individual, social, and systemic challenges related to menstruation. On the individual level, young women lack knowledge about menstruation. In the social sphere, young women experience stigma around menstruation, lack opportunities to discuss menstruation, and experience limitations around mobility and other activities during menstruation. At the institutional level, for example in school, there are few resources to support menstruating young women as toilets are dirty and doors are broken. Therefore, menstruating adolescents and young women in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, face an array of challenges at multiple levels. These findings suggest that multi-level interventions are warranted to create a supportive context for menstruation.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring young women’s menstruation-related challenges in Uttar Pradesh, India, using the socio-ecological framework

McCammon

Bansal

Hebert

et al. 2020

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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“…It was found that school syllabus do not cover topics of sexual development and beginning of mensuration so there is a necessity to promote education about this topics in schools to create awareness regarding mensuration . (22) Conclusion:-Negative misconceptions about mensuration was more in rural pubescent teens while compared with urban pubescent teens. Menstrual hygiene techniques among rural areas were unhygienic .better menstrual hygiene techniques should be implemented by making cost effective sanitary pads .…”

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confidence: 96%