Menstrual hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent girls face several challenges relating to menstruation and its proper management. Lack of adequate sanitary products, inadequate water supply, and privacy for changing sanitary pads continue to leave adolescent girls with limited options for safe and proper menstrual hygiene in many low-income settings, including Ethiopia. These situations are also compounded by societal myths, stigmas surrounding menstruation, and discriminatory social norms. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled proportion of safe menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in Ethiopia using the available studies.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, African Journal Online (AJOL), Hinari, Science Direct, ProQuest, Direct of Open Access Jo

SUBMITTER: Sahiledengle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8726503 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature