Chhaupadi Culture and Reproductive Health of Women in Nepal

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 785-795

  Ranabhat, Chhabi ^a,b   Kim, Chun Bae ^a   Choi, Eun Hee ^a   Aryal, Anu ^c   Park, Myung Bae ^a   Doh, Young Ah ^d  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b and Study Center   (Nepal)

^c Good Neighbors International   (Nepal)

^d Deloitte Consulting Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chhaupadi; cross sectional; menstrual hygiene; reproductive health problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; NEPAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; NEPAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941956540     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539515602743     Document Type: Article

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