Menstrual hygiene in South Asia: a neglected issue for WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) programmes.
Menstrual hygiene in South Asia: a neglected issue for WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) programmes.
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10.1080/13552071003600083
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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Fernandes, M.
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作者：
Mahon, T.;Fernandes, M.
女性一生中总共花了大约六到七年的时间在性生活上。妇女和女孩的一个关键优先事项是拥有必要的知识、设施和文化环境，以健康和有尊严的方式管理月经。然而，经期卫生管理的重要性大多被WASH（水、环境卫生和个人卫生）部门以及生殖健康等其他相关部门的发展工作者所忽视。本文探讨了为什么月经卫生管理通常不包括在WASH倡议，这种忽视对妇女和女孩的社会和健康影响的原因，并提供了在南亚地区解决WASH月经卫生问题的成功方法的例子。
In total, women spend around six to seven years of their lives menstruating. A key priority for women and girls is to have the necessary knowledge, facilities and cultural environment to manage menstruation hygienically, and with dignity. Yet, the importance of menstrual hygiene management is mostly neglected by development practitioners within the WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) sector, and other related sectors such as reproductive health. This article explores the reasons why menstrual hygiene management is not generally included in WASH initiatives, the social and health impacts of this neglect on women and girls, and provides examples of successful approaches to tackling menstrual hygiene in WASH in the South Asia region.