Faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (MHM): challenges and successes

Faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (MHM): challenges and successes

This paper examines faith-based organisations’ (FBOs) essential and effective approach to breaking the myths and silence surrounding menstruation, the provision of comprehensive menstrual information, menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and the assessment of an initiative integrating FBOs into the st...

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Main Authors: Daniel Ifegwu Iroegbu, Victor E. Adamu, J. Ekhator, A.N. Ojike, L.E. Oyama, C.C. Eze
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spelling rr-article-95930842018-01-01T00:00:00Z Faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (MHM): challenges and successes Daniel Ifegwu Iroegbu (7226510) Victor E. Adamu (7226513) J. Ekhator (7226516) A.N. Ojike (7226519) L.E. Oyama (7226522) C.C. Eze (7226525) untagged This paper examines faith-based organisations’ (FBOs) essential and effective approach to breaking the myths and silence surrounding menstruation, the provision of comprehensive menstrual information, menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and the assessment of an initiative integrating FBOs into the structure for shattering taboos around menstruation. Whereas substantial progress has been made to evolve more decent and socially acceptable approaches to MHM in recent times, the active role of FBOs in accelerating and enhancing better MHM has not been properly appraised or harnessed in Nigeria. As an integral part of the nascent collaboration between Daniel Iroegbu Global Health Foundation and Second Chance Initiative this synergic thrust is reaching FBOs to discuss this gap in MHM programming and seek newer realities in MHM. Addressing taboos and silence around menstruation requires a multi-sect oral collaboration and response similar to the approach currently in use for HIV/AIDS and Malaria morbidity response and control in Nigeria. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Conference contribution 2134/35738 https://figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Faith-based_approach_to_improve_menstrual_hygiene_management_MHM_challenges_and_successes/9593084 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Daniel Ifegwu Iroegbu
Victor E. Adamu
J. Ekhator
A.N. Ojike
L.E. Oyama
C.C. Eze
Faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (MHM): challenges and successes
description This paper examines faith-based organisations’ (FBOs) essential and effective approach to breaking the myths and silence surrounding menstruation, the provision of comprehensive menstrual information, menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and the assessment of an initiative integrating FBOs into the structure for shattering taboos around menstruation. Whereas substantial progress has been made to evolve more decent and socially acceptable approaches to MHM in recent times, the active role of FBOs in accelerating and enhancing better MHM has not been properly appraised or harnessed in Nigeria. As an integral part of the nascent collaboration between Daniel Iroegbu Global Health Foundation and Second Chance Initiative this synergic thrust is reaching FBOs to discuss this gap in MHM programming and seek newer realities in MHM. Addressing taboos and silence around menstruation requires a multi-sect oral collaboration and response similar to the approach currently in use for HIV/AIDS and Malaria morbidity response and control in Nigeria.
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Conference proceeding
author Daniel Ifegwu Iroegbu
Victor E. Adamu
J. Ekhator
A.N. Ojike
L.E. Oyama
C.C. Eze
author_facet Daniel Ifegwu Iroegbu
Victor E. Adamu
J. Ekhator
A.N. Ojike
L.E. Oyama
C.C. Eze
author_sort Daniel Ifegwu Iroegbu (7226510)
title Faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (MHM): challenges and successes
title_short Faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (MHM): challenges and successes
title_full Faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (MHM): challenges and successes
title_fullStr Faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (MHM): challenges and successes
title_full_unstemmed Faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (MHM): challenges and successes
title_sort faith-based approach to improve menstrual hygiene management (mhm): challenges and successes
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url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/35738
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