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Menstrual Hygiene Practices, WASH Access and the Risk of Urogenital Infection in Women from Odisha, India

Resources - Author: Ambarish Dutta, Arati Nayak, Belen Torondel, Bhabani Sankar Das, Bibiana Bilung, Bijay Panda, Kelly K. Baker, Mary Bara, Padma Das, Pinaki Panigrahi, Pravas Ranjan Mishra, Sandy Cairncross, Sunita Sahoo, Tapoja Swain / Year: 2015

Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) practices vary worldwide and depend on the individual’s socioeconomic status, personal preferences, local traditions and beliefs, and access to water and sanitation resources. MHM practices can be particularly unhygienic and inconvenient for girls and women in poorer settings. Little is known about whether unhygienic MHM...

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