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Urban-Rural Disparities in the Use of Hygienic Menstrual Products among Youth in India

Pari Khanduri, Health Disparities SOC 410W-01, Professor Danielle Denardo

Causes

73%

90%

  • High Cost of Sanitary Products
  • Difficulty Acquiring Sanitary Products in Rural Areas
  • Deprivation of Toilet Facilities
  • Lack of Sanitary Pad Advertisements in Rural Areas
  • Lack of Disposal Facilities in Rural Areas
  • Stigmatization!
  • Socio-economic & Wealth Status
  • Commerical Sanitary Pads Access
  • Knowledge and Awareness
  • Taboos, Stigmas, & Restrictions
  • Hygiene & Cleaning Facilities

Urban Women

Rural Women

Use a Hygienic Method of Menstrual Protection

Recommendations

  • Policy
    • Inculcating Intersectionality of Religions and Gendered Experiences.
  • Increased Media Exposure for Destigmatization.
  • Better Physical Infrastructure Facilities & Resources.
  • Creative Educational Projects.
  • Hollistic Macro + Meso Approach!
  • From political legislation (Macro) to actual implementation in one’s environment (Meso).

References

Government of India: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 2022. National Family Health Survey (NFHS - 5), 2019–21. Mumbai: IIPS: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF. Mahon, Thérèse, and Maria Fernandes. 2010. “Menstrual Hygiene in South Asia: A Neglected Issue for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Programmes.” Gender & Development 18(1):99–113. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13552071003600083. Paria, Baishakhi, Agnihotri Bhattacharyya, and Sukes Das. 2014. “A Comparative Study on Menstrual Hygiene among Urban and Rural Adolescent Girls of West Bengal.” Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 3(4):413. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.148131. Pradhan, Jalandhar, Kshirabdhi Tanaya Patra, and Sasmita Behera. 2023. “Persistent Economic Inequalities in Menstrual Hygiene Practices in India: A Decomposition Analysis.” International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare. doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhrh-10-2022-0109. Saxena, Somya, Veena Gupta, and Kumari Shweta. 2022. “Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Reproductive Health among Rural and Urban Adolescent Girls.” International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 12(1):83. doi: https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20223254.