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Recognizing Rohingya adolescent girls’ menstrual hygiene in Bangladesh to enhance reproductive health: a commentary

The Rohingya, an ethnic minority group in Myanmar, have been subjected to decades of persecution and violence, forcing them to flee to neighboring countries such as Bangladesh. The correspondence recognizes Rohingya adolescent girls’ menstrual hygiene in Bangladesh to enhance reproductive health. Ad...

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Autores principales: Akter, Masuda, Jamil, Safayet, Kabir, Humayun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10129243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37113882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000000283
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author Akter, Masuda
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description The Rohingya, an ethnic minority group in Myanmar, have been subjected to decades of persecution and violence, forcing them to flee to neighboring countries such as Bangladesh. The correspondence recognizes Rohingya adolescent girls’ menstrual hygiene in Bangladesh to enhance reproductive health. Adolescent girls make up 52% of the Rohingya population in the Cox’s Bazar region’s refugee camps, and there are few resources to help them manage their menstrual hygiene, posing significant health risks. Inadequate menstrual hygiene can result in sexual and urinary tract infections, infertility, and pregnancy complications. Most of the adolescent girls had poor menstrual hygiene practices. Unfortunately, only 10.89% of Rohingya girls wear underwear without disposable sanitary pads, and 17.82% use disposable sanitary pads. Furthermore, 67% of Rohingya girls do not have access to proper menstrual healthcare. Bangladeshi girls, on the other hand, have better access to menstrual hygiene products and have more good practices. There is a need to develop menstrual hygiene-friendly infrastructure as well as menstrual hygiene understanding and practices among the Rohingya. Authorities can help improve the current situation and promote healthy menstrual hygiene practices among Rohingya girls by implementing specific requirements, such as ensuring menstrual hygiene products.
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spelling pubmed-101292432023-04-26 Recognizing Rohingya adolescent girls’ menstrual hygiene in Bangladesh to enhance reproductive health: a commentary Akter, Masuda Jamil, Safayet Kabir, Humayun Ann Med Surg (Lond) Correspondence, Commentaries and Perspectives The Rohingya, an ethnic minority group in Myanmar, have been subjected to decades of persecution and violence, forcing them to flee to neighboring countries such as Bangladesh. The correspondence recognizes Rohingya adolescent girls’ menstrual hygiene in Bangladesh to enhance reproductive health. Adolescent girls make up 52% of the Rohingya population in the Cox’s Bazar region’s refugee camps, and there are few resources to help them manage their menstrual hygiene, posing significant health risks. Inadequate menstrual hygiene can result in sexual and urinary tract infections, infertility, and pregnancy complications. Most of the adolescent girls had poor menstrual hygiene practices. Unfortunately, only 10.89% of Rohingya girls wear underwear without disposable sanitary pads, and 17.82% use disposable sanitary pads. Furthermore, 67% of Rohingya girls do not have access to proper menstrual healthcare. Bangladeshi girls, on the other hand, have better access to menstrual hygiene products and have more good practices. There is a need to develop menstrual hygiene-friendly infrastructure as well as menstrual hygiene understanding and practices among the Rohingya. Authorities can help improve the current situation and promote healthy menstrual hygiene practices among Rohingya girls by implementing specific requirements, such as ensuring menstrual hygiene products. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10129243/ /pubmed/37113882 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000000283 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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title_fullStr Recognizing Rohingya adolescent girls’ menstrual hygiene in Bangladesh to enhance reproductive health: a commentary
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title_short Recognizing Rohingya adolescent girls’ menstrual hygiene in Bangladesh to enhance reproductive health: a commentary
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topic Correspondence, Commentaries and Perspectives
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10129243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37113882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000000283
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