Menstrual cups to reduce bacterial vaginosis and STIs through reduced harmful sexual and menstrual practices among economically vulnerable women: protocol of a single arm trial in western Kenya

• Main Authors: Garazi Zulaika (Author), Fredrick O. Otieno (Author), Linda Mason (Author), Anna Maria van Eijk (Author), Runa Bhaumik (Author), Stefan J. Green (Author), Penelope A. Phillips-Howard (Author), Supriya D. Mehta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In western Kenya, menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a pervasive problem. Challenges are compounded for economically constrained women who continue to engage in sex during menses and resort to practices such as vaginal insertion of tissue and cotton to maintain dryness during...