A Time for Global Action: Addressing Girls' Menstrual Hygiene Management Needs in Schools

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001962

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. 2016 Feb 23;13(2):e1001962.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001962. eCollection 2016 Feb.

A Time for Global Action: Addressing Girls' Menstrual Hygiene Management Needs in Schools

Marni Sommer¹, Bethany A Caruso², Murat Sahin³, Teresa Calderon⁴, Sue Cavill³, Therese Mahon⁵, Penelope A Phillips-Howard⁶

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¹ Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America.
² Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
³ UNICEF Headquarters, New York, New York, United States of America.
⁴ UNICEF Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia.
⁵ WaterAid, London, United Kingdom.
⁶ Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

PMID: 26908274
PMCID: PMC4764363
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001962

Review

A Time for Global Action: Addressing Girls' Menstrual Hygiene Management Needs in Schools

Marni Sommer et al. PLoS Med. 2016.

. 2016 Feb 23;13(2):e1001962.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001962. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Authors

Marni Sommer¹, Bethany A Caruso², Murat Sahin³, Teresa Calderon⁴, Sue Cavill³, Therese Mahon⁵, Penelope A Phillips-Howard⁶

Affiliations

¹ Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America.
² Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
³ UNICEF Headquarters, New York, New York, United States of America.
⁴ UNICEF Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia.
⁵ WaterAid, London, United Kingdom.
⁶ Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

PMID: 26908274
PMCID: PMC4764363
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001962

Abstract

Marni Sommer and colleagues reflect on priorities needed to guide global, national, and local action to address girls' menstrual hygiene management needs in schools.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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1. Sommer M, Hirsch JS, Nathanson C, Parker RG (2015) Comfortably, Safely, and Without Shame: Defining Menstrual Hygiene Management as a Public Health Issue. Am J Public Health 105: 1302–1311. 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302525 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Sommer M, Sahin M (2013) Overcoming the taboo: advancing the global agenda for menstrual hygiene management for schoolgirls. Am J Public Health 103: 1556–1559. 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301374 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Van der Walle E, Remme E (2001) Regulating Menstruation: Beliefs, Practices, Interpretations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
1. McMahon SA, Winch PJ, Caruso BA, Obure AF, Ogutu EA, Ochari IA, et al. (2011) 'The girl with her period is the one to hang her head' Reflections on menstrual management among schoolgirls in rural Kenya. BMC Int Health Hum Rights 11: 7 10.1186/1472-698X-11-7 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Montgomery P, Ryus CR, Dolan CS, Dopson S, Scott LM (2012) Sanitary pad interventions for girls' education in Ghana: a pilot study. PLoS ONE 7: e48274 10.1371/journal.pone.0048274 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Sommer M, Hirsch JS, Nathanson C, Parker RG (2015) Comfortably, Safely, and Without Shame: Defining Menstrual Hygiene Management as a Public Health Issue. Am J Public Health 105: 1302–1311. 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302525 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Sommer M, Hirsch JS, Nathanson C, Parker RG (2015) Comfortably, Safely, and Without Shame: Defining Menstrual Hygiene Management as a Public Health Issue. Am J Public Health 105: 1302–1311. 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302525 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Sommer M, Sahin M (2013) Overcoming the taboo: advancing the global agenda for menstrual hygiene management for schoolgirls. Am J Public Health 103: 1556–1559. 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301374 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Sommer M, Sahin M (2013) Overcoming the taboo: advancing the global agenda for menstrual hygiene management for schoolgirls. Am J Public Health 103: 1556–1559. 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301374 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Van der Walle E, Remme E (2001) Regulating Menstruation: Beliefs, Practices, Interpretations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

[6] Van der Walle E, Remme E (2001) Regulating Menstruation: Beliefs, Practices, Interpretations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

[7] McMahon SA, Winch PJ, Caruso BA, Obure AF, Ogutu EA, Ochari IA, et al. (2011) 'The girl with her period is the one to hang her head' Reflections on menstrual management among schoolgirls in rural Kenya. BMC Int Health Hum Rights 11: 7 10.1186/1472-698X-11-7 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] McMahon SA, Winch PJ, Caruso BA, Obure AF, Ogutu EA, Ochari IA, et al. (2011) 'The girl with her period is the one to hang her head' Reflections on menstrual management among schoolgirls in rural Kenya. BMC Int Health Hum Rights 11: 7 10.1186/1472-698X-11-7 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Montgomery P, Ryus CR, Dolan CS, Dopson S, Scott LM (2012) Sanitary pad interventions for girls' education in Ghana: a pilot study. PLoS ONE 7: e48274 10.1371/journal.pone.0048274 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Montgomery P, Ryus CR, Dolan CS, Dopson S, Scott LM (2012) Sanitary pad interventions for girls' education in Ghana: a pilot study. PLoS ONE 7: e48274 10.1371/journal.pone.0048274 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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