Journal Club: Empowering rural women through sustainable menstrual hygiene practices for enhanced reproductive health - Video
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Overview
Discussing an original article published in the Journal of Reproductive Healthcare and Medicine published by Scientific Scholar.
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) involves maintaining hygiene during the menstrual process. According to the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Joint Monitoring Program for Drinking Water, sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Menstrual hygiene management involves the comprehensive care required for women and adolescent girls to manage their menstrual cycles safely, hygienically, and with dignity.
This encompasses the use of clean menstrual products to absorb or collect menstrual blood, having access to facilities that provide privacy for changing and disposing of used materials, utilizing soap and water for personal hygiene, and having access to safe and convenient facilities to dispose of used menstrual discard. Hence, the research aimed to assess menstrual hygiene practices in Aandhi village, Rajasthan, and evaluate the impact of educational interventions on menstrual health.
Educational interventions promoting hygienic menstrual practices were implemented.
The results of the study revealed poor menstrual hygiene practices, with 75% disposing of products improperly. Post-intervention, there was a significant improvement in hygiene practices and awareness.
Therefore, it was concluded that there is a need for better menstrual hygiene education, proper waste disposal systems, and access to sustainable menstrual products in rural India.
By addressing key challenges such as limited access to hygienic menstrual products, inadequate waste disposal practices, and the stigma surrounding menstruation, the interventions achieved notable success in enhancing the health and well-being of women and girls. Educational programs and sustainable product distribution contributed to increased awareness and adoption of hygienic practices, resulting in reduced infection rates and better reproductive health outcomes.
Speakers
Dr. Garima Soni
BDS, MDS(orthodontics)
Dr. Garima Soni holds a BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) from Government Dental College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, and an MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) specializing in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics from Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre. At medical dialogues she focuses on dental news and dental and medical fact checks against medical/dental mis/disinformation
Dr. Nandita Mohan
BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)
Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751