A5017177336- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Human Health and Disease
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Historical and modern epidemiology studies
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
Burnet Institute
2021-2025
The University of Melbourne
2021-2025
Columbia University
2025
Monash University
2024
Johns Hopkins University
2018-2023
Office of Adolescent Health
2021
Makerere University
2021
Environmental Health
2020
University of Baltimore
2020
University of Oxford
2015-2018
The term "menstrual health" has seen increased use across advocacy, programming, policy, and research, but lacked a consistent, self-contained definition. As rapidly growing field of research practice comprehensive definition is needed to (1) ensure menstrual health prioritised as unified objective in global health, development, national funding frameworks, (2) elucidate the breadth even where different needs may be sectors, (3) facilitate shared vocabulary through which stakeholders can...
Objectives The primary objective was to describe Ugandan schoolgirls’ menstrual hygiene management (MHM) practices and estimate the prevalence of inadequate MHM. Second, assess relative contribution aspects MHM health, education psychosocial outcomes. Design Secondary analysis survey data collected as part final follow-up from a controlled trial reusable sanitary pad puberty provision used provide cross-sectional description girls’ relationships with Setting Rural schools in Kamuli district,...
Background Poor menstrual knowledge and access to sanitary products have been proposed as barriers health school attendance. In response, interventions targeting these needs seen increasing implementation in public private sectors. However, there has limited assessment of their effectiveness. Objectives Assess the impact providing reusable pads puberty education on girls' attendance psychosocial wellbeing outcomes. Methods A cluster quasi-randomised controlled trial was conducted across 8...
There is increasing global attention to the importance of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) for lives those who menstruate gender equality. Yet, development community, which focuses on issues ranging from climate change health, overdue draw how addressing MHH may enable progress in attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To address this gap, we undertook a collective exercise hypothesize linkages between 17 SDGs, identify contributes priority outcome measures within key sectoral...
Menstrual hygiene has emerged as an under-recognized barrier to human rights. Activism and preliminary research have highlighted the challenges women face in managing their menses resource-limited contexts. However, despite enthusiasm field dissemination of a variety interventions, menstrual management is severely underresearched. I argue that rights approach necessitates evidence-based approach. My purpose here critically appraise current state evidence understanding problem developing...
Objective This study describes the development and validation of Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS-36), which measures extent to respondents’ menstrual practices environments meet their needs. Methods A 54-item pool was developed following systematic review qualitative quantitative studies expert feedback. Item reduction scale were undertaken using a cross-sectional survey 538 menstruating schoolgirls in Soroti, Uganda. Test–retest reliability assessed subsample 52 girls 2 weeks after...
PurposeEvidence on the effect of menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) interventions education is scarce. This trial assessed a multicomponent intervention school attendance, urogenital health, other wellbeing outcomes among schoolgirls in rural Gambia.MethodsA cluster-randomised controlled was conducted between July 2019 December 2020 50 villages across 2 regions The Gambia, selecting one per village. Using restricted randomisation, half received 3-month NGO-led intervention, which included...
The management of menstruation has come to the fore as a barrier girls' education attainment in low income contexts. Interventions have been proposed and piloted, but emerging nature field means limited evidence is available understand their pathways effect.This study describes compares schoolgirls' experiences rural Uganda at conclusion controlled trial puberty sanitary pad provision elucidate effect interventions. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with schoolgirls who participated...
Abstract Background Reusable menstrual products have expanded the choices available for care and can offer long-term cost environmental benefits. Yet, in high-income settings, efforts to support period product access focus on disposable products. There is limited research understand young people’s use preferences Australia. Methods Quantitative open-text qualitative data were collected through an annual cross-sectional survey of people (aged 15–29) Victoria, The convenience sample was...
Governments, multinational organisations, and charities have commenced the distribution of sanitary products to address current deficits in girls' menstrual management. The few effectiveness studies conducted focused on health education outcomes but failed provide quantitative assessment preferences, experiences absorbents, comfort. Objectives study were, first, quantitatively describe with, ratings reliability acceptability different absorbents. Second, compare freely-provided reusable pads...
This study investigated girls' confidence to undertake menstrual management tasks at home and in school environments using cross-sectional data from a survey of 1,359 schoolgirls Bangladesh. At home, 57% girls reported they were 'very confident' undertaking manage their bleeding, while this figure was only 7% school. We assessed personal, interpersonal environmental contributors for each context. The use sanitary pads positively associated with menstruation other hygiene practices unrelated....
Menstrual health has received increasing recognition as an essential issue for public and gender equality. A growing body of research elucidated adolescent girls’ menstrual needs informed policy practice responses. However, the experiences adult women have little attention, particularly in workplace where many spend a significant proportion their lives. To address this gap, we took grounded theory approach to generate nuanced understanding working women’s experiences, impact menstruation on...
Reports of school and work absences due to unmet menstrual needs have prompted increased attention menstruation in policy practice. However, there appear be few quantitative studies reported published literature capturing the prevalence this hypothesised absenteeism. This study undertook secondary analysis nationally representative Performance Monitoring Accountability 2020 (PMA2020) data from Burkina Faso Nigeria, city-representative Niamey, Niger determine extent women's girls'...
High-quality evidence is needed to inform policies and programmes aiming improve menstrual health. Quantitative studies must address the many gaps in this field, practitioners have increased monitoring evaluation efforts track their progress. A significant barrier improving rigor of work lack comprehensive comparable measures capture core concepts. The Menstrual Practices Questionnaire (MPQ) a new tool support standardised assessment activities undertaken order collect, contain, remove blood...