Menstrual health and hygiene among Indigenous Australian girls and women: barriers and opportunities

Autor: Emily Krusz, Helen Martin, Dani Barrington, Julie Hennegan, Nina Hall, Sandra Creamer, Wendy Anders, Minnie King
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Economic growth
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Indigenous Australians
Debate
media_common.quotation_subject
Participatory action research
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Context (language use)
lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics
Indigenous
Health Services Accessibility
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Hygiene
Medicine
Health Services
Indigenous
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Cultural Competency
Menstrual Hygiene Products
Anecdotal evidence
lcsh:RG1-991
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Sustainable development
Menstrual health
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Consumer Health Information
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Australia
Obstetrics and Gynecology
lcsh:RA1-1270
General Medicine
Quality Improvement
Menstruation
Menstrual hygiene
Reproductive Medicine
Socioeconomic Factors
General partnership
Commentary
Women's Health
Female
International development
business
Zdroj: BMC Women's Health
BMC Women's Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)
ISSN: 1472-6874
Popis: Health inequities inhibit global development and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. One gendered health area, Menstrual Health & Hygiene (MHH), has received increasing attention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries as a barrier to health, wellbeing, and gender equity. Recent anecdotal evidence in Australia highlights that MHH also present challenges to High Income Countries, particularly among underrepresented populations, such as Indigenous Australian peoples, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, or communities that are remotely located. In this article, we chart the emergence of attention to MHH in the Australian context and highlight key considerations for the conduct of research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the culturally- and gender-sensitive area of MHH. Further we draw on insights offered by a partnership between female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, NGO stakeholders, and non-Indigenous researchers. Through a convening (yarning circle) held in March 2018, the group identified multiple socioecological considerations for MHH research and practice, including: affordability and access to menstrual products, barriers to knowledge and culturally sensitive education, infrastructure and supply chain challenges, and the necessity of Indigenous-led research and community-driven data collection methods in addressing the sensitive topic. We draw together these insights to develop recommendations for future research, advocacy, and action in Australia.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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