Period poverty is a widespread public health challenge among women and girls in Bangladesh, marked by poor access to sanitation, limited access to menstrual hygiene products and low education about reproductive and sexual health. Addressing these issues necessitates implementing cost-effective solutions for menstrual well-being. Sustainable approaches include community health initiatives focusing on menstrual health education and the provision of affordable menstrual products. Additionally, reforming existing sexual and reproductive health education to adequately address menstrual needs is essential. Policy frameworks should integrate cost-effective options, incentivise local production, and remove taxes from menstrual products. Media engagement and collaborative platforms can amplify awareness and facilitate sustained progress. Ultimately, addressing period poverty requires holistic approaches to ensure dignity, health, and empowerment for all women and girls in Bangladesh.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2025.003 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
[Evaluation of snakebite management cost at Saint Jean de Dieu Hospital in Tanguiéta, Benin].
Med Trop Sante Int
December 2024
Service de biologie médicale, Hôpital national d'instruction des armées Bégin, 69 avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé; UMR-S1144, Université Paris Cité, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006, Paris, France.
Introduction: Snakebite envenomations are a real public health problem in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, especially as the cost of management is often beyond the reach of the victims. The aim of our study was to evaluate the costs of treating snakebite envenomations at the Saint Jean de Dieu hospital in Tanguiéta, northern Benin, in a savannah area.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted over a three-month period from May 25 to August 25, 2023.
Button Battery Ingestion: Exploring Socioeconomic Risk Factors.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
March 2025
University of Utah Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Objective: Examine the demographic and social determinants of health linked to pediatric esophageal foreign body removals, with an emphasis on button battery ingestions.
Study Design: A retrospective chart review was performed on pediatric patients who underwent operative removal of a foreign body from the esophagus (Current Procedural Terminologies [CPTs] 43215, 43194).
Setting: The study was conducted across four hospitals from November 2010 to December 2023.
Provision of Social Care Services by Mental and Behavioral Health Organizations.
Psychiatr Serv
March 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Iott); Department of Health Systems, Management, and Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (Doan).
Objective: Despite substantial interest in identifying and addressing patients' social needs in health care settings, little is known about the characteristics of mental health organizations associated with providing social care services (SCSs; i.e., services that may help to address patients' social needs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-related healthcare disruptions among older adults with multiple chronic conditions in New York City.
BMC Health Serv Res
March 2025
Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Background: Results from national surveys indicate that many older adults reported delayed medical care during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet few studies have used objective data to characterize healthcare utilization among vulnerable older adults in that period. In this study, we characterized healthcare utilization during the acute pandemic phase (March 7-October 6, 2020) and examined risk factors for total disruption of care among older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) in New York City.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study used electronic health record data from NYC patients aged ≥ 50 years with a diagnosis of either hypertension or diabetes and at least one other chronic condition seen within six months prior to pandemic onset and after the acute pandemic period at one of several major academic medical centers contributing to the NYC INSIGHT clinical research network (n=276,383).
Studies rigorously evaluating the relationship between time-varying lifecourse socio-economic status (SES) and cognitive aging primarily focus on non-Hispanic White adults with relatively high SES. We used data from the CHAMACOS Maternal Cognition Study (2022-2024), which included middle-aged, primarily Latina women who experienced relatively low lifecourse SES (n = 519). Participants provided information on early childhood (parental education), mid to late childhood (respondent education), and midlife SES (current poverty level), and completed the SOL-INCA neurocognitive assessment, yielding global and domain-specific cognitive performance z-scores.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!