Knowledge, attitude, perception and practices towards disposal of sanitary napkins among young females: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Vivekanand Kattimani (Author), Donipudi Lakshmi Durga Alekhya (Author), Sahithi Pathralapati (Author), Shilpa Susan Sojin (Author), Shikha Patel (Author), Chinmayi Prabhakar (Author), Heena Dixit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Almost 70% of women residing in urban areas and 48% of women in rural areas use sanitary napkins in India. According to menstrual health alliance India (MHAI), single sanitary pad will take about 500-800 years to decompose as the plastic used in manufacturing is nonbiodegradable and caus...