Menstrual Stigma
Stigma and internal shame created pressure to obtain commercial sanitary products by any available means. Menstruation in the region is commonly perceived as shameful, dirty, and smelly. Participants experienced shame and anxiety about lea…
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Stigma and internal shame created pressure to obtain commercial sanitary products by any available means. Menstruation in the region is commonly perceived as shameful, dirty, and smelly. Participants experienced shame and anxiety about leaking menstrual blood in public and being judged by the community. Interventions are recommended to challenge beliefs that menstrual blood is unclean and that menstruation prohibits sex.