Improving quality of life with new menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent tribal girls in rural Gujarat, India

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 21, Issue 41, 2013, Pages 205-213

  Shah, Shobha P ^a   Nair, Rajesh ^b   Shah, Pankaj P ^c   Modi, Dhiren K ^d   Desai, Shrey A ^d   Desai, Lata ^e  

^a Health Training and Resource Center   (India)

^b India   (India)

^c SEWA Rural ^*  (India)

^d SEWA Rural Hospital   (India)

^e Sharada Mahila Vikas Society   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; India; Menstruation and menstrual hygiene; Quality of life; Sanitary pads

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FALALIN; FEMALE; FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDIA; KNOWLEDGE; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SANITARY PAD; SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877794476     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(13)41691-9     Document Type: Article

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