Promoting menstrual health management among women and girls in Mehe (Cameroon) through a pilot testing project: A quasi-experimental study

Fabrice Nguegang and Fuein Vera Kum

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2024, vol. 113, issue C

Abstract: The Far North region in Cameroon has the highest rate of poverty in the country. In this region, the natural process of menstruation is a taboo. Knowledge, attitudes and practices about menstruation and menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls is inadequate. This paper investigated the effectiveness of a pilot health promotion project on improving knowledge, attitudes and practices of menstrual hygiene among women and girls in Mehe located in, Meme discrit, Mayo Sava division (Far North region of Cameroon).

Keywords: Women and girls; Menstrual health and hygiene; Gender equality; Soft intervention; Quasi-experimental (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102302

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