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‘Menstruation means impurity’: multilevel interventions are needed to break the menstrual taboo in Nepal

BACKGROUND: During their menstrual period, women are generally considered impure in Nepal; in the rural areas of the western part of the country, they are even banished to stay in sheds (called chhaupadi) during this time, which increases their vulnerability to a variety of health consequences. Ther...

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Autores principales: Thapa, Subash, Aro, Arja R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7971149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33639917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01231-6