Global Research

Sexual and reproductive health knowledge among adolescent Syrian refugee girls displaced in Lebanon: The role of schooling and parental communication Sasha Abdallah Fahme,L’Emira Lama El... Read More

Menstrual health and period poverty in Lebanon during economic crisis: A qualitative analysis of the challenges; Hassan et al., Frontiers in Reproductive health, 2022 This study from... Read More

Sang et al.,2021: Blood Work: Managing Menstruation, Menopause and Gynaecological Health Conditions in the Workplace. A qualitative survey was conducted among 627 female employees working... Read More

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

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

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

Winkler et al., 2020: The Politics, Promises, and Perils of Data: Evidence-Driven Policy and Practice for Menstrual Health. Several scholars from multiple disciplines discuss questions... Read More

Beksinska et al., 2020: Acceptability of the menstrual cup among students in further education institutions in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A cohort study was done among... Read More

Clatworthy et al.,2020: Monitoring Menstrual Hygiene Management Programming in Emergencies: A Rapid Assessment Tool (M-RAT).  This M-RAT was developed by Columbia University and the International... Read More

Bobel et al.,2020: The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies. The Palgrave Handbook consists of 72 chapters. WoMena has contributed two chapters on “Menstrual Health... Read More

WoMena, 2020: Beyond Distribution: A Feasibility Study of Introducing a Menstrual Health Component into Four Secondary Schools in Buikwe District, Uganda (Phase 1).  A pilot... Read More

WoMena, 2020: Menstrual Cup Market Accessibility Report (MCMAP). An evaluation was conducted by WoMena Uganda in collaboration with several partners (Marie Stopes (MS) Uganda, Welthungerhilfe... Read More

Nalugya et al., 2020: Assessing the effectiveness of a comprehensive menstrual health intervention program in Ugandan schools (MENISCUS): process evaluation of a pilot intervention study.... Read More

Goddard & Sommer., 2020: Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management and WASH in Urban Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management and WASH in Urban Slums: Gaps in... Read More

Kansiime et al., 2020: Menstrual health intervention and school attendance in Uganda (MENISCUS-2): a pilot intervention study. Longitudinal study with pre–post evaluation of a pilot... Read More

Schlievert et al., 2019: Effect of non-absorbent intravaginal menstrual/contraceptive products on Staphylococcus aureus and production of the superantigen TSST-1. Vitro tests conducted to evaluate three... Read More

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, 2019: Improving health and learning through better water, sanitation and hygiene in schools: an information package for... Read More

Zulaika et al., 2019: Menstrual cups and cash transfer to reduce sexual and reproductive harm and school dropout in adolescent schoolgirls: study protocol of a... Read More

Hennegan et al. (2019): Women’s and girls’ experiences of menstruation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis. A systematic review and... Read More

Hytti et al. (2019): Menstrual Cup Interventions Follow-up Study, Uganda: Study Report. The study objectives included continual use of the menstrual cups after initial introduction,... Read More

Wilbur et al. (2019): Systematic review of menstrual hygiene management requirements, its barriers and strategies for disabled people . This review assesses the menstrual hygiene requirements... Read More

CARE International and WoMena Uganda (2018): Ruby Cups: Girls in Imvepi Refugee Settlement Taking Control. The Menstrual Hygiene Management pilot was conducted among 80 refugee women and... Read More

Aqua for All & Simavi (2018): Learning and innovating, positioning the school health club for WASH and menstrual health action. This paper presents the experiences of... Read More

Madziyire, M.G et al. (2018): Menstrual Cups as a Menstrual Management Method for Low Socioeconomic Status Women and Girls in Zimbabwe: A Pilot Study. A prospective interventional... Read More

Min, J and Ahn, S (2018): Effects of menstrual self-management education program on knowledge and behavior of menstrual self-management in high school girls. A randomized controlled trial... Read More

Nurkhairulnisa AI et al. (2018) in a questionnaire -based study of 123 parents/guardians from both public forum held in May 2012 and adolescent gynaecology or paediatric... Read More

Castensson, A (2018) in her thesis: The Capability of Cups: A comparative field study in Uganda investigating the impact of menstrual cups on women and... Read More

WoMena (Tellier, S & Hyttel, M) (2018) in a review paper: Menstrual Health Management in East and Southern Africa: A Review Paper  aim to identify... Read More

Sommer et al. (2018) in a multiple methods study: pilot testing and evaluation of a toolkit for Menstrual Hygiene Management in Emergencies in three camps hosting... Read More

Vanleeuwen et al. (2018) in a literature review of 51 articles: Improving menstrual hygiene management in emergency contexts: literature review of current perspectives  grouped literature into six categories: supportive... Read More

Hagander M & Velin S (2017) in their Master’s thesis Identifying and Addressing the Challenges of Mainstreaming the Menstrual Cup in Uganda do a literature review and a... Read More

Miiro et al. (2018) in a cross-sectional, mixed methods study menstrual health and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Uganda (MENISCUS) includes 352 girls in secondary schools... Read More

Mason L et al. (2017) in a qualitative study in three states in India ‘We do not know’: Exploring boys perceptions of menstruation aims at evaluating the... Read More

The UN has released The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017. Under GOAL 4 (quality education) it notes that, in 2011, less than half of schools... Read More

Maurya A et al. (2017) in a qualitative analysis of upper primary science textbooks of eight states in India ‘Menstruation and Textbooks‘ find that only four... Read More

Schmitt et al. (2017) in two qualitative assessments in Myanmar and Lebanon Understanding menstrual hygiene management challenges facing displaced girls and women finds that there... Read More

Researchers in Japan, examining medical records of women with untreated Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), attempted to quantify the effect of PMDD in terms of quality-adjusted... Read More

Bello, Bamidele M et al. (2017)in a qualitative study Adolescent and Parental Reactions to Puberty in Nigeria and Kenya: A Cross-Cultural and and Intergenerational Comparison... Read More

Shoor (2017) in A study of knowledge, attitude, and practices of menstrual health among adolescent school girls in urban field practice area of medical college,... Read More