The enabling environment for menstrual health and hygiene: case study - Kenya
Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is essential to the well-being and empowerment of women and adolescent girls.
Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is essential to the well-being and empowerment of women and adolescent girls.
This study focuses on the relationship between menstruation and the schooling experience of female adolescents in Peru from an ecological and gender approach.
We conducted a pilot study to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a multi-component intervention intended to support menstruating girls; improve menstrual care knowledge, practices, and comfort; and increase school attendance.
Girls’ poor ability to manage menstrual health (MH) imposes barriers to education and general wellbeing, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Adolescent girls face a range of challenges that may compromise their chances of completing school or their sexual and reproductive health.
The purpose of this resource package is to assist World Bank task teams in ensuring that their projects are inclusive and responsive to the needs of women and girls.
This two-part technical brief provides guidance on how to strengthen and operationalize the integration of menstrual health in sexual and reproductive health and rights policies and programmes at global, regional and national levels.
Educating girls has been argued to be a key contributor to a healthier and more affluent nation.
Improvements in childhood nutrition increase schooling and economic returns in later life in a virtuous cycle. However, better nutrition also leads to an earlier onset of menstruation (menarche).
This booklet is aimed at helping adolescents better understand important issues in their life related to early and unintended pregnancy (EUP) – including puberty, contraception, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and relationships.