INADEQUATE WATER AND sanitation facilities pose a major impediment to school-going girls during menstruation, compromising their ability to maintain proper hygiene and privacy. A growing focus on menstrual hygiene management (MHM) from nongovernmental organizations, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and other international agencies now highlights the profound impact of this problem on school-aged girls and provides the basis for a much needed research, programming, and policy agenda.

Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is crucial for school-aged girls, ensuring proper hygiene and privacy, while addressing insufficient water and sanitation facilities.

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Overcoming the taboo: advancing the global agenda for menstrual hygiene management for schoolgirls.

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