Investigating the status of menstrual hygiene Management absorbent interventions in Malawi – A situation analysis in the schools of Malawi
| dc.contributor.author | Masanda, Anna Sylvia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-24T19:06:56Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-03T06:36:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-24T19:06:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-03T06:36:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-03-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is a challenge in low and middle income countries (LMICs) due to limited resources. Despite presence of various MHM absorbent interventions1 in Malawi, anecdotal evidence and grey literature suggest that women and girls still face MHM challenges. This study was aimed at investigating the status of Menstrual Hygiene Management interventions in the schools of Malawi. In order to meet the set objective, a desk review of relevant MHM policies/guidelines governing MHM interventions on absorbents and infrastructure were reviewed. To get more details on the available interventions, relevant stakeholders at central and district level were contacted and schools benefiting from MHM interventions were visited to appreciate integration of MHM in WASH infrastructure interventions. 118 schools were selected using convenient sampling from selected 14 districts in the country. This study found that Malawi has no standalone policy on MHM and there are no designated infrastructure standards for MHM facilities. The research found 56 organizations that are working on MHM interventions where all of them have a component on absorbent MHM but only 12 also have a component on MHM infrastructure. Despite existence of efforts in integrating MHM in other policies, there is a need for a clear policy to govern MHM interventions in Malawi. Malawi should consider having a live database that should be updated from time to time that will help targeted interventions | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw:8080/handle/20.500.12845/314 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | Investigating the status of menstrual hygiene Management absorbent interventions in Malawi – A situation analysis in the schools of Malawi | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |