1. Menstrual hygiene access and practices in Latin America: scoping review.
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de Oliveira, Viviane Caroline, Dumont Pena, Érica, Nepomuceno de Andrade, Gisele, and Santos Felisbino-Mendes, Mariana
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FEMININE hygiene products , *ONLINE information services , *HEALTH services accessibility , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *JOB absenteeism , *PUBLIC health nursing , *MENSTRUATION , *HYGIENE , *ECOLOGY , *HEALTH literacy , *HEALTH behavior , *SCHOOLS , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *HEALTH attitudes , *LITERATURE reviews , *MEDLINE , *THEMATIC analysis , *DATA analysis software , *REPRODUCTIVE health - Abstract
Objective: to synthesize available evidence related to menstrual hygiene access and practices in Latin America and the Caribbean. Method: literature scoping review with research protocol registered in the Open Science Framework, carried out in the bibliographic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Portal Regional da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde. Data were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Results: 15 publications were included, the majority of which addressed adolescents in Brazil: 12 articles, two technical reports and a course conclusion monograph. As recurring themes in the publications, the following stand out: Access to dignified conditions for managing menstrual hygiene; Need for access to information on menstrual hygiene management; and Practices for managing menstrual hygiene. Conclusion: adolescents report difficulties in accessing toilets, water and absorbent materials, and lack of information about menstrual health, including in schools, leading to school absenteeism. Thus, gaps in the Latin American scientific literature reveal inequalities and diversity in menstrual experiences intersected by categories such as gender, social class and ethnicity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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