Changes in the menstrual hygiene management facilities and usage among Bangladeshi school girls and its effect on school absenteeism from 2014 to 2018.

Farjana JahanNoshin Sayiara ShuchiAbul Kasham ShoabMahbub-Ul AlamSk Md Kamrul BasharKhairul IslamHasin JahanMahadi HasanMd Masud AlamMahbubur Rahman

Published in: Global health action (2024)

This paper emphasised the associations between changes in school absenteeism, parental restrictions on students, students' education levels, and menstruation-related misperceptions. Ongoing research, policy reviews, and targeted interventions to improve MHM perceptions among girls are required to provide long-term benefits for adolescent girls in Bangladesh.

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high school
physical activity
mental health
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primary care
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