The Relationship between Household Sanitation and Women’s Experience of Menstrual Hygiene: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Kaduna State, Nigeria

@article{Hennegan2018TheRB,
  title={The Relationship between Household Sanitation and Women’s Experience of Menstrual Hygiene: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Kaduna State, Nigeria},
  author={Julie Hennegan and Linnea A. Zimmerman and Alexandra K Shannon and Natalie G. Exum and Funmilola M. OlaOlorun and Elizabeth Omoluabi and Kellogg J. Schwab},
  journal={International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
  year={2018},
  volume={15},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:21659185}
}
Findings suggest household sanitation influences women’s choices for menstrual management, but that existing indicators for improvement are not sensitive to menstrual needs.
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