Menstrual hygiene management and waste disposal in low and middle income countries — a review of the literature

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dc.contributor.authorElledge, Myles F.
dc.contributor.authorMuralidharan, Arundati
dc.contributor.authorParker, Alison
dc.contributor.authorRavndal, Kristin T.
dc.contributor.authorSiddiqui, Mariam
dc.contributor.authorToolaram, Anju P.
dc.contributor.authorWoodward, Katherine P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-14T10:13:47Z
dc.date.available2018-12-14T10:13:47Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-15
dc.description.abstractMenstrual hygiene management (MHM) has gained some attention and several literature reviews have been published. However, both original papers and reviews tend to focus on absorbent access and use and not on the disposal of menstrual waste. This review aims to fill a gap in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector by bringing a focus specifically on menstrual hygiene safe disposal in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). We reviewed published literature since 2002 on menstrual hygiene with a focus on menstrual waste management and menstrual absorbent disposal in LMIC. Database searches were conducted of both peer reviewed literature and grey literature, in addition to hand searching of references of relevant earlier literature reviews. In total 152 articles and reports were identified and 75 met the inclusion criteria and was included in the final review. Existing polices on MHM was also reviewed with a focus on India and South Africa. The review showed that disposal of menstrual waste is often neglected MHM and sanitation value chains, leading to improper disposal and negative impacts on users, the sanitation systems and the environment. Findings call for further research to gain better understandings of MHM waste streams, disposal behaviors, absorbent materials and waste management technologies to deliver health, safety, mobility and dignity for women and girls.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMyles F. Elledge, Arundati Muralidharan, Alison Parker, et al., Menstrual hygiene management and waste disposal in low and middle income countries — a review of the literature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018, Volume 15, Issue 11, Article number 2562en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112562
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13734
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectwater and sanitationen_UK
dc.subjectgenderen_UK
dc.subjectmenstrual hygiene managementen_UK
dc.subjectmenstrual hygiene waste disposalen_UK
dc.subjectenvironmental healthen_UK
dc.subjectsanitary wasteen_UK
dc.titleMenstrual hygiene management and waste disposal in low and middle income countries — a review of the literatureen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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