Menstrual health and hygiene among young Palestinian female university students in the West Bank: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: We investigated some aspects of menstrual health and hygiene among young female students at Birzeit University in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territory.

Design: Cross-sectional study in a large central university.

Participants: Out of a total of 8473 eligible female students, a calculated sample size of 400 students aged between 16 and 27 years was obtained.