Managing menstruation in the workplace: an overlooked issue in low- and middle-income countries.

Sommer, Marni, Chandraratna, Sahani, Cavill, Sue, Mahon, Therese and Phillips-Howard, Penelope ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1018-116X (2016) 'Managing menstruation in the workplace: an overlooked issue in low- and middle-income countries.'. International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 15, Issue 86.

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Abstract

The potential menstrual hygiene management barriers faced by adolescent girls and women in workplace environments in low- and middle-income countries has been under addressed in research, programming and policy. Despite global efforts to reduce poverty among women in such contexts, there has been insufficient attention to the water and sanitation related barriers, specifically in relation to managing monthly menstruation, that may hinder girls' and women's contributions to the workplace, and their health and wellbeing. There is an urgent need to document the specific social and environmental barriers they may be facing in relation to menstrual management, to conduct a costing of the implications of inadequate supportive workplace environments for menstrual hygiene management, and to understand the implications for girls' and women's health and wellbeing. This will provide essential evidence for guiding national policy makers, the private sector, donors and activists focused on advancing girls' and women's rights.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WA Public Health > WA 30 Socioeconomic factors in public health (General) WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 309 Women's health WA Public Health > Health Administration and Organization > WA 540 National and state health administration
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0379-8
Depositing User:	Jessica Jones
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2016 14:10
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2019 14:16
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/5970

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