SynthesisPloS one2021
Menstrual hygiene practice among female adolescents and its association with knowledge in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- School-based interventions of menstrual hygiene management in Indonesia: systematic literature review.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Earning pocket money and girls' menstrual hygiene management in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2022Pooled it
- Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices and Associated Factors Among Female High School Students in Awsi Resu, Afar Region, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Menstrual hygiene knowledge and practices among adolescent schoolgirls in flood-affected rural Bangladesh.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Menstrual hygiene practice and associated factors among adolescent primary school females in Dale Woreda, Sidama, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
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- Impact of the Flo Cycle Tracking App on menstrual knowledge and health in low-income and middle-income countries: a longitudinal study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
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- Lifestyle and Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders among Undergraduate Medical and Nursing Students: Can We Bring a Change?Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2022Article
- Perceived factors influencing menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls: a qualitative study in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, Ghana.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Prediction of menstrual literacy among female university students using tree-based machine learning algorithms: A cross-sectional study in Bangladesh.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Menstrual hygiene practices of adolescent secondary school girls in rural Anambra communities.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies on menstrual hygiene practice were largely inconsistent and single national evidence is required. Thus, this study aimed to assess the pooled prevalence of menstrual hygiene and its association with knowledge about menstrual hygiene among female adolescents in Ethiopia.
methodsThe study was designed based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-2015 Guidelines). This systematic review included studies conducted on female adolescents in Ethiopia irrespective of their publication and study period until the end of July 1, 2020. The data extracted in the Microsoft Excel sheet format was exported into the STATA/SE14 version statistical software for further analysis. I2 test was used to test heterogeneity and publication bias was assessed by using Egger's weighted regression test.
resultsThirteen full-text articles including 6907 participants were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Using the random effect model, the pooled prevalence of poor menstrual hygiene practice was 48.98% [95% CI: (36.42, 61.53)]. Those female adolescents who had poor knowledge were 2.6 times more likely to have poor menstrual hygiene practice as compared to counterparts [AOR = 2.61, 95% CI: (1.45, 4.72)].
conclusionsThe prevalence of poor menstrual hygiene practice was high and knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene was significantly associated with poor menstrual hygiene practice. Information education communication and behavioral change communication at all levels of education should be the primary focus area of the government.
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