Global Research Update #37
Pokhrel et al., 2021: Acceptability and feasibility of using vaginal menstrual cups among schoolgirls in rural Nepal: a qualitative pilot study. An exploratory study based... Read More
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Adjumani Menstrual Cup Implementation Pilot Report (2020)
WoMena Uganda supported implementation of a menstrual cup pilot intervention in collaboration with Public Health Ambassadors Uganda (PHAU), Women’s Global Health Innovations (WGHI) and funding from the UNFPA in Alere Secondary School and Dzaipi Secondary School in Dzaipi and Alere Refugee Settlements in Adjumani District, Uganda.
Why Menstruation Matters?
Worldwide, a large number of girls and women struggle to manage their menstruation in a dignified way. They not only lack access to menstrual health products, correct knowledge about menstruation and support from their communities but also have limited access to suitable and safe facilities for changing and disposing of sanitary materials.
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Global Research Update #36
Sommer et al., 2021: Menstrual hygiene management in schools: midway progress update on the “MHM in Ten”2014–2024 global agenda. A global desk review was done... Read More
Global Research Update #35
Hennegan et al., 2020: ‘I do what a woman should do’: a grounded theory study of women’s menstrual experiences at work in Mukono District, Uganda.... Read More