A rite of passage: a mixed methodology study about knowledge, perceptions and practices of menstrual hygiene management in rural Gambia

BACKGROUND: Appropriate menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is impeded by taboos and secrecy surrounding menstruation. Unhygienic menstrual practices and unpreparedness for managing menstruation has been associated with adverse health and social outcomes among adolescent girls. In The Gambia, there i...

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Autores principales: Shah, Vishna, Nabwera, Helen M., Sosseh, Fatou, Jallow, Yamundao, Comma, Ebrima, Keita, Omar, Torondel, Belen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30845945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6599-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30845945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6599-2

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