'We do not know': a qualitative study exploring boys perceptions of menstruation in India

• Main Authors: Linda Mason (Author), Muthusamy Sivakami (Author), Harshad Thakur (Author), Narendra Kakade (Author), Ashley Beauman (Author), Kelly T. Alexander (Author), Anna Maria van Eijke (Author), Kayla F. Laserson (Author), Mamita B. Thakkar (Author), Penelope A. Phillips-Howard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In low-middle income countries and other areas of poverty, menstrual hygiene management (MHM) can be problematic for women and girls. Issues include lack of knowledge about menstruation and MHM, and stigma around menstruation, also access to affordable and absorbent materials; pr...