Understanding associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: findings from a mixed-methods longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among adolescent girls in Ethiopia and to explore which girls were most affected by pandemic disruptions.

Design

Two rounds of data from surveys and interviews were collected with adolescent girls immediately prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary analysis is cross-sectional, controlling for pre-COVID-19 covariates.

Setting

The setting was three zones in two regions of Ethiopia: East Hararghe and East Shewa Zones in Oromia and South Gondar Zone in Amhara. Data were collected in December 2019-March 2020 and September 2020-February 2021.

Participants

742 adolescent girls, ages 11-25 years.

Outcome measures

Four primary outcomes were

SUBMITTER: Murphy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11086506 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature