External Publications on Menstrual Health

World Health Organization

Global report reveals major gaps in menstrual health and hygiene in schools

WHO

May 28, 2024

Around the world, menstrual health and hygiene needs are being overlooked due to limited access to information, education, products and services, as well as inadequate facilities and inequalities. A new report, Progress on drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in schools 2015–2023: special focus on menstrual health, launched by UNICEF and WHO on Menstrual Hygiene Day, analyses for the first time emerging national data on menstrual health and hygiene in schools globally.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Understanding Period Poverty: Socio-Economic Inequalities in Menstrual Hygiene Management in Eight Low- and Middle-Income Countries

R. Laura & R. Hana

March 4, 2021

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Menstrual hygiene management and health is increasingly gaining policy importance in a bid to promote dignity, gender equality and reproductive health.

Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Engaging boys in menstrual hygiene management (MHM) interventions in Bangladeshi schools: a pilot study to assess acceptability and feasibility

K. Rizwana et al.

January 19, 2023

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Educating boys about puberty and menstruation has been hypothesized to aid in reducing menstrual stigma and negative attitudes about menstruation. We developed and piloted a school-based intervention for girls and boys to increase knowledge about puberty and foster a more supportive environment for menstruating schoolgirls

Sociology of Development

Global Health Priorities and the Neglect of Menstrual Health and Hygiene: The Role of Issue Attributes

J. Rita

December 1, 2023

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Comfortable management of menstruation is a fundamental need for all women of reproductive age, and its absence is a denial of their basic rights. Yet millions of women and girls do not have access to menstrual hygiene facilities.

PLOS ONE

What socio-demographic factors support disposable vs. sustainable menstrual choices? Evidence from India’s National Family Health Survey-5

B. Karan & G. Supriya

August 17, 2023

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For over a decade, improving menstrual hygiene among poor girls and women in low-and-middle-income-countries has been a prominent global goal. Towards this, governments in the Global South have worked to promote the uptake of disposable sanitary pads. Despite this, we continue to see a high prevalence of period poverty mainly because disposable pads require monthly purchasing that may be burdensome for many women.

World Economic Forum

The unsanitary truth about period poverty – and what governments can do

World Economic Forum

June 9, 2022

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Millions of people around the world struggle to manage menstrual health, according to UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. Gender inequality, discrimination and lack of basic services like toilets and sanitary products are some of the reasons.

Global report reveals major gaps in menstrual health and hygiene in schools

Understanding Period Poverty: Socio-Economic Inequalities in Menstrual Hygiene Management in Eight Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Engaging boys in menstrual hygiene management (MHM) interventions in Bangladeshi schools: a pilot study to assess acceptability and feasibility

Global Health Priorities and the Neglect of Menstrual Health and Hygiene: The Role of Issue Attributes

What socio-demographic factors support disposable vs. sustainable menstrual choices? Evidence from India’s National Family Health Survey-5

The unsanitary truth about period poverty – and what governments can do

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