Secrets, shame and discipline: School girls' experiences of sanitation and menstrual hygiene management in a peri-urban community in Ghana.
Health Care Women Int
; 40(1): 13-32, 2019 01.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29485336
ABSTRACT
Women and girls need proper sanitation and hygiene facilities to maintain health and dignity. In this study we show how schoolgirls from a peri-urban community of Ghana, experience severe multidimensional 'hygiene poverty' when attending schools. Hygiene poverty was characterized by poor water and sanitation infrastructures and serious social and emotional challenges, including shaming and disciplining of their sanitation and menstrual practices, which forces girls to apply secretive coping strategies. We discuss the importance of changing the negative MHM discourses at schools and fostering supportive teaching methods in adolescent female health.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vergonha
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Estudantes
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Abastecimento de Água
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Saneamento
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Higiene
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Menstruação
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article