Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices and Associated Factors

This book is about a study conducted to asses menstrual hygiene management practices and associated factors among secondary school girls in Lira subcounty (Uganda) against the background that menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is still a public health concern globally, and menstruating girls in school environments face several challenges which include a lack of adequate, clean, safe, private toilets with water and disposal mechanisms for used menstrual materials, a lack of information, guidance and support on their changing bodies and insufficient materials for managing monthly menstrual flow.

Autorentext

Margret Nakaweesi hat einen Bachelor-Abschluss in Hebammenkunde von der Universität Lira, einer öffentlichen Universität in Uganda. Sie ist eine leidenschaftliche Hebamme, kennt sich gut aus und ist erfahren in der Forschung. Margret arbeitet derzeit im Taqwa Health Centre III in Wakiso, Uganda.