A Systematic Review of Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM) as a Human Right for Adolescents Girls. Issue 3 (3rd July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sood, Suruchi; Stevens, Sarah; Okumura, Maho; Hauer, Michael; Ramaiya, Astha
• Is Part Of: International journal of sexual health. Volume 34:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 483
• Page End: 502
• Publication Date: 2022-07-03
• Subjects: Menstrual health and hygiene management -- menstrual hygiene management -- adolescent girls -- human rights; Sex (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Gender identity -- Periodicals; Sexual Behavior -- Periodicals; Sexual health -- Periodicals; 155.3
• DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2022.2050874
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1931-7611

Abstract

Abstract: Despite its relationship with several development issues and sexual health, menstrual health and hygiene management among adolescents have until recently been ignored by practitioners and researchers. This paper is a systematic review of existing literature and argues that menstrual health and hygiene management is a human rights issue. 28, 745 articles were screened, with 84 articles included in the full-text review and quality assessment. The results indicate that using a cross-cutting, human rights framework to address inadequate menstrual health and hygiene management is fundamental to promoting menstrual health and hygiene management with dignity among girls and women across the globe.