Menstrual hygiene management practices among rural females: findings from a rural health demographic environmental surveillance system (HDESS) cohort in Odisha, Eastern India

The use of disposable sanitary pads appear to be the most common menstrual hygiene management practice in rural areas. Awareness, shame, and costs could be barriers to accessing sanitary pads along with poor environmental impact when disposing of these using improper methods. Reform the policy by introducing awareness of overall health implications linked to menstrual hygiene and access to low-cost menstrual management products could promote reproductive health. Also, government partnerships with NGOs to implement village-level menstrual waste management systems, subsidies for eco-friendly pad production, and mandatory disposal education in school health programs could mitigate the problem.

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Frontiers in Global Women s Health
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2025-10-13
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2025.1617970
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Menstrual Health and Disorders
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Abstract

The use of disposable sanitary pads appear to be the most common menstrual hygiene management practice in rural areas. Awareness, shame, and costs could be barriers to accessing sanitary pads along with poor environmental impact when disposing of these using improper methods. Reform the policy by introducing awareness of overall health implications linked to menstrual hygiene and access to low-cost menstrual management products could promote reproductive health. Also, government partnerships with NGOs to implement village-level menstrual waste management systems, subsidies for eco-friendly pad production, and mandatory disposal education in school health programs could mitigate the problem.

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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB), Regional Medical Research Center (IN), Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College Hospital (IN), Regional Medical Research Centre (IN), University College London (GB)
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