Do menstrual hygiene management interventions improve education and psychosocial outcomes for women and girls in low and middle income countries? A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Hennegan, Julie ^a   Montgomery, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTRITION BIAS; DETECTION BIAS; DISPOSABLE SANITARY PAD; EMPLOYMENT; ERROR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENSTRUAL CUP; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PERFORMANCE BIAS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPORTING BIAS; REUSABLE SANITARY PAD; REVIEW; RISK OF BIAS; SANITARY PAD; SCHOOL; SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; SELECTION BIAS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOFTWARE INTERVENTION; STATISTICAL BIAS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; WORK WELLBEING; EDUCATION; INCOME; MENSTRUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCOME; MENSTRUATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84959420517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146985     Document Type: Review

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