Menstrual Hygiene | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2024

Assessment of the barriers towards menstrual hygiene management: evidence from a qualitative study among school communities: lessons from Bahir Dar city in northwest Ethiopia

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Yimenu Adane
Argaw Ambelu
Muluken Azage
Yalemtsehay Mekonnen

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2024.1445862

3,943 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Factors influencing menstrual hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices among adolescent girls in African rural schools: scoping review

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Mosotho Zenia Tshivule
Molatelo Melitah Rasweswe
Tebogo Maria Mothiba
Mamare Adelaide Bopape

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1553101

6,899 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Menstrual hygiene practice and associated factors among adolescent primary school females in Dale Woreda, Sidama, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

Amanuel Ayele
Meskerem G/Mariam
Hunachew Beyene
Alemu Tolcha
Dansamo Tediso
Teshale Shalamo
Teshale Belayneh

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1458132

5,984 views
3 citations

Perspective

Published on 02 Aug 2023

Menstrual hygiene management in flood-affected Pakistan: Addressing challenges and ensuring women's health and dignity

in Quality of Life

Zarnab Tufail
Wania Ahmer
Shanza Gulzar
Muhammad Hasanain
Hussain Haider Shah

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1238526

7,578 views
12 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Sep 2023

Experiences, awareness, perceptions and attitudes of women and girls towards menstrual hygiene management and safe menstrual products in Pakistan

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Madeeha Malik
Ayisha Hashmi
Azhar Hussain
Waleed Khan
Nabia Jahangir
Anam Malik
Naima Ansari

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1242169

14,352 views
15 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2023

Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene among early-reproductive aged women in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Abu Bakkar Siddique
Sudipto Deb Nath
Mahfuza Mubarak
Amena Akter
Sanjida Mehrin
Mst Jemi Hkatun
Antara Parvine Liza
M. Ziaul Amin

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1238290

16,345 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Jul 2022

Safe menstrual hygiene management practice and associated factors among female adolescent students at high schools in central Ethiopia: A mixed–method study

in Family Medicine and Primary Care

Berhanu Senbeta Deriba
Girma Garedew
Diriba Gemeda
Tinsae Abeya Geleta
Kemal Jemal
Elias Teferi Bala
Mulugeta Mekuria
Tadesse Nigussie
Dejene Edosa Dirirsa
Elsabeth Legesse

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.913262

14,440 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Dec 2024

Suitability, acceptability, feasibility of modern menstrual methods: a qualitative study in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India

in Quality of Life

P. Aparnavi
Rashmi Ramanathan
Jeevithan Shanmugam
Seetharaman Narayanan
Mohan Kumar
V. Ramya
Ramesh Rathinamoorthy
Sakthivel Vignesh

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1497686

3,301 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 28 Nov 2018

Hysterectomy for the Management of Menstrual Hygiene in Women With Intellectual Disability. A Systematic Review Focusing on Standards and Ethical Considerations for Developing Countries

in Public Health Policy

Horacio Márquez-González
Edith Valdez-Martinez
Miguel Bedolla

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00338

20,496 views
19 citations

Perspective

Published on 04 Apr 2025

Menstrual hygiene management in flood-affected Bangladesh: addressing socio-cultural barriers, infrastructure gaps, and policy responses

in Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Md. Al-Mamun
Abul Kalam
Md. Zawadul Karim
Marufa Alam
Tauhid Hossain Khan

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1538447

6,301 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 2025

Menstrual hygiene management practices among rural females: findings from a rural health demographic environmental surveillance system (HDESS) cohort in Odisha, Eastern India

in Quality of Life

Swetalina Nayak
Mamata Nayak
Soumya Ranjan Nayak
Debasini Parida
Bijaya Kumar Mishra
Abhinav Sinha
Sanghamitra Pati
Gayathri Delanerolle
Peter Phiri
Ashish Shetty

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1617970

2,821 views

Systematic Review

Published on 28 Sep 2022

A systematic review of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) during humanitarian crises and/or emergencies in low- and middle-income countries

in Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Kripalini Patel
Nishisipa Panda
Krushna Chandra Sahoo
Shipra Saxena
Narendra Singh Chouhan
Pratibha Singh
Upasona Ghosh
Bhuputra Panda

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1018092

28,081 views
60 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Exploring the temporal shift in menstrual hygiene practices among young women across India: a micro and macro perspectives

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

S. K. Singh
Bharti Singh

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1532178

2,971 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Jul 2022

Improving Menstrual Health Literacy Through Life-Skills Programming in Rural Ethiopia

in Quality of Life

Sarah Baird
Joan Hamory
Kiya Gezahegne
Kate Pincock
Tassew Woldehanna
Workneh Yadete
Nicola Jones

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2022.838961

11,659 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Sep 2021

High Prevalence of Lactobacillus crispatus Dominated Vaginal Microbiome Among Kenyan Secondary School Girls: Negative Effects of Poor Quality Menstrual Hygiene Management and Sexual Activity

in Microbiome in Health and Disease

Supriya D. Mehta
Garazi Zulaika
Fredrick O. Otieno
Elizabeth Nyothach
Walter Agingu
Runa Bhaumik
Stefan J. Green
Anna Maria van Eijk
Daniel Kwaro
Penelope A. Phillips-Howard

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2021.716537

11,008 views
25 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2023

Becoming women: period. Perceptions of barriers and facilitators to menstrual hygiene management programs for Pakistani girls

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Alexandria Alisa Proff
Surhan Fatima
Mónica Lorena Sánchez Limón

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1083688

6,822 views
7 citations

Articles

Assessment of the barriers towards menstrual hygiene management: evidence from a qualitative study among school communities: lessons from Bahir Dar city in northwest Ethiopia

Factors influencing menstrual hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices among adolescent girls in African rural schools: scoping review

Menstrual hygiene practice and associated factors among adolescent primary school females in Dale Woreda, Sidama, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Menstrual hygiene management in flood-affected Pakistan: Addressing challenges and ensuring women's health and dignity

Experiences, awareness, perceptions and attitudes of women and girls towards menstrual hygiene management and safe menstrual products in Pakistan

Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene among early-reproductive aged women in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey

Safe menstrual hygiene management practice and associated factors among female adolescent students at high schools in central Ethiopia: A mixed–method study

Suitability, acceptability, feasibility of modern menstrual methods: a qualitative study in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India

Hysterectomy for the Management of Menstrual Hygiene in Women With Intellectual Disability. A Systematic Review Focusing on Standards and Ethical Considerations for Developing Countries

Menstrual hygiene management in flood-affected Bangladesh: addressing socio-cultural barriers, infrastructure gaps, and policy responses

Menstrual hygiene management practices among rural females: findings from a rural health demographic environmental surveillance system (HDESS) cohort in Odisha, Eastern India

A systematic review of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) during humanitarian crises and/or emergencies in low- and middle-income countries

Exploring the temporal shift in menstrual hygiene practices among young women across India: a micro and macro perspectives

Improving Menstrual Health Literacy Through Life-Skills Programming in Rural Ethiopia

High Prevalence of Lactobacillus crispatus Dominated Vaginal Microbiome Among Kenyan Secondary School Girls: Negative Effects of Poor Quality Menstrual Hygiene Management and Sexual Activity

Becoming women: period. Perceptions of barriers and facilitators to menstrual hygiene management programs for Pakistani girls