ArticleReproductive health2025
Drivers of hygienic menstrual practices among reproductive-age women: evidence from Nepal demographic health survey-2022.
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- Menstrual hygiene management knowledge, practices, and prevalent restrictions among women of the reproductive age in Bheemdatta Municipality of Sudurpashchim Province Nepal: a mixed-methods study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Menstrual hygiene management and social exclusion among women in Afghanistan: insights from a national survey.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Non-linear multivariate decomposition modelling of the predictors of menstrual product use among reproductive-aged women: evidence from the 2022 Ghanaian demographic and health survey.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
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backgroundExclusive use of hygienic methods during menstruation has not received adequate attention in Nepal, with limited research utilizing nationally representative data. Therefore, this study explored the prevalence and factors influencing exclusive hygienic menstrual practices among women of reproductive age in Nepal.
methodsThis study included 13,065 reproductive-age women from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS-2022). To quantify the proportion of the total variance attributable to differences between communities, the study used multilevel logistic regression and identify significant factors of exclusive use of hygienic methods among women in Nepal. The concentration Index (CI) and Concentration curve (CC) were also calculated to measure the socio-economic inequality of exclusive use of hygienic methods among reproductive age women.
resultsOnly 48% of Nepalese women aged 15- 49 years used exclusively hygienic methods to prevent bloodstains during menstruation. The results from multilevel model revealed that young women aged 15-24 (AOR = 2.52, p < 0.001), women with 10 years and above education (AOR = 1.98, p < 0.001) from the richest wealth quintile (AOR = 2.26, p < 0.001), never married women (AOR = 1.44, p < 0.001), owned a smartphone (AOR = 1.41, p < 0.001) and women with exposure to mass media at least once a week (AOR = 1.35, p < 0.001) are more likely to use hygienic methods as compared to their counterparts. The concentration curve results indicated that the exclusive use of hygiene methods is concentrated in women from higher economic backgrounds (CI: 0.21). Among the geographical regions of Nepal, the highest inequality was witnessed in Madhesh province (CI: 0.25), followed by Bagmati province (CI: 0.22).
conclusionsThe findings suggest the need for multidimensional interventions and educational programs targeting socioeconomically vulnerable women to address unhygienic menstrual practices. Also, there is a need to educate adult women on biological facts and good hygienic practices, as they can impose cultural taboos and restrictions on the next generation.
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