Session 205
Menstrual Health Management: Current Challenges

Chair: Sivakami Muthusamy, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India

1. Menstrual Experience in Adolescents in Seven Municipalities of Colombia, a Study of the Menstrual Education Process of the Valiente Project.Monica Alfonso Gómez, Asociación Profamilia ; Paola Montenegro, Magister; Maria Alejandra Diaz, university; Luisa Alba, Asociación Profamilia.

2. The Psychosocial and Mental Burden of Menstruation on Adolescent Girls in NepalMinakshi Dahal, University of Bath; Mahesh Puri, Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities (CREHPA), Nepal; Fran Amery, University of Bath; Melanie Channon, University of Bath.

3. Period Poverty among Girls in Slum Settings of Mumbai: Parents’ Perspectives about Their Role in the Menstrual Health Management of Their DaughtersParamita Majumdar, International Institute for Population Sciences, India; Aparajita Chattopadhyay, International Institute for Population Sciences, India; Shinjini Ray, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS); Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Aksha Centre for Equity and Wellbeing / International Institute for Population Sciences.

4. The Lived Experiences of the Onset of Menarche and Menstruation amongst Adolescent Girls in Urban Townships of Gqeberha, Eastern Cape Province in South AfricaNwabisa Mona, University of KwaZulu Natal (Howard); Professor Anna Voce, University of KwaZulu-Natal.

5. FACTORS HINDER SUSTAINABILITY ON LOCAL MANUFACTURING OF MODERN REUSABLE PADS; A CASE STUDY FROM TANZANIAHyasintha Ntuyeko, Kasole Secrets; Giorgio Colombo, OIKOS East Africa.

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