Julie Hennegan, Md Tanvir Hasan, Abdul Jabbar, Tasfiyah Jalil, Elissa Kennedy, Erin Hunter, Adrita Kaiser, Sabina Akter, Afreen Zaman, Mahfuj-Ur Rahman, Laura Dunstan, Alexandra Head, Nick Scott, Helen Anne Weiss, Thin Mar Win, G J Melendez-Torres, Kyu Kyu Than, Chad L Hughes, Sonia Grover, Mahadi Hasan, Sabina Faiz Rashid, Peter Azzopardi
BACKGROUND: Menstrual health is essential for gender equity and the well-being of women and girls. Qualitative research has described the burden of poor menstrual health on health and education; however, these impacts have not been quantified, curtailing investment. The Adolescent Menstrual Experiences and Health Cohort (AMEHC) Study aims to describe menstrual health and its trajectories across adolescence, and quantify the relationships between menstrual health and girls' health and education in Khulna, Bangladesh...
April 10, 2024: BMJ Open