Menstrual health among adolescents and young adults in rural Haiti.
Reprod Health
; 19(1): 227, 2022 Dec 20.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36539795
Adolescents and young adult (AYA) females in low- and middle-income countries can often lack adequate access to materials to manage their menstruation, in addition to safe spaces to change those materials. This lack of access, in addition to low levels of reproductive health education, can cause AYAs to miss school, leading to increased risk of worse psychosocial and educational outcomes. In addition, disasters (e.g., earthquakes) are linked with unsafe living environments and sanitation facilities for women. We sought to describe AYA menstrual practices and perspectives on menstrual hygiene in rural Haiti. In two rural communities in Haiti, AYA females aged 1424 years answered questions on their demographics and menstrual hygiene practices and environments. Two-thirds of AYAs had unmet menstrual hygiene needs and three-quarters reported they skipped school (with any frequency) due to their menses. Further, more than half worried that something or someone would harm them while they were changing their menstrual materials at home and at school. AYA females often lacked a safe environment to change their menstrual materials. Given recent disasters and political unrest in Haiti, (August 2021 earthquake), it is important to improve menstrual hygiene in these LMICs to ensure safe enviornments for managing menstruation and school attendance and ultimately improve psychosocial and health outcomes.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Menstruação
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Haiti
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos