Menstrual health: Inequities in a cohort of menstruating people in the Brazilian southeastern region.

Objective: To assess menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and period poverty in a group of low- and medium-income menstruating people.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Campinas, Brazil, from January to June 2022 with 535 participants aged 18-49. For data collection, we used the abbreviated version of the WHO Quality-of-Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and a pre-tested questionnaire with items regarding MHM and period poverty.