External Publications on Menstrual Health

Harvard Health Publishing

Period equity: What it is and why it matters

Huma Farid

June 1, 2021

It's happened to so many people who menstruate: you're going about your life until you realize that you just got your period. The ungainly scramble to find a restroom and the fervent prayer that you packed a menstrual product leaves you feeling anxious, vulnerable, and exposed.

National Library of Medicine

Period Poverty: A Neglected Public Health Issue

Hafiz et al.

May 16, 2023

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Period poverty is a global community health dilemma that has long been overlooked. This condition is described as having insufficient access to menstrual products, education, and sanitation facilities. Briefly, period poverty means that millions of women are subjected to injustice and inequity due to menstruation.

National Library of Medicine

Menstruation and Religion: Developing a Critical Menstrual Studies Approach

Ilana Cohen

July 25, 2020

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Cohen develops a critical approach to menstruation and religion by showing how in both Judaism and Hinduism menstruation is part of larger purity systems concerned with defining the boundaries of identity and community.

UNICEF

Guidance on Menstrual Health and Hygiene

UNICEF

March 1, 2019

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This guidance was developed for UNICEF WASH, Education, Health, and Gender specialists or focal points in country offices who are working with their partners to develop programmes related to menstrual health and hygiene (MHH).

BMC Public Health

Menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent women in rural India: A cross-sectional study

Aditya et al.

November 19, 2022

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Exclusive use of hygienic methods (sanitary napkins, locally prepared napkins, tampons, and menstrual cups) to prevent the visibility of bloodstains during menstruation is still considerably low among adolescent women in rural India. However, no prior research has explored the prevalence and determinants of exclusive hygienic meth ods among rural Indian adolescent women. To address this gap, this study examines the factors affecting adolescent women’s exclusive use of hygienic methods in rural India. Additionally, this study explores state- and district-level geographical disparities in the exclusive use of hygienic methods among adolescent women in rural India.

E-journal of the Indian Sociological Society

Tuloni: Experiences and Negotiations around Womanhood in Assamese Society

Maitrayee P

April 3, 2019

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Based on empirical field research, this paper critically looks at the different constructions around menstruation among women in Assam in terms of menstrual rituals, taboos and prescriptions, and lived experiences. It attempts to explore the negotiations that take place around menstrual taboos in the everyday experiences of the menstruating women and the complex role that individual agency plays in pushing the boundaries of these taboos.

Period equity: What it is and why it matters

Period Poverty: A Neglected Public Health Issue

Menstruation and Religion: Developing a Critical Menstrual Studies Approach

Guidance on Menstrual Health and Hygiene

Menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent women in rural India: A cross-sectional study

Tuloni: Experiences and Negotiations around Womanhood in Assamese Society

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