MENSTRUAL DEFICIENCY AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH

• Main Author: Nunes , Marisete
• Publication Date: 2024
• Other Authors: Malta , Alline Gabrielle de Souza, Silva, Nelson Almeida da, Maia, Amanda de Souza, Luz, Francielly de Oliveira, Correia, Eriselma Alves, Rosa, Victor Hugo Júlio da, Silva , Maria Alicia Moura, Gomes , Camila Eduarda Barbosa, Araujo, Gabriel Mendes, Flores, Kevillyn Maria Nava, Silva, Jaqueline Alves da, Marielle Nogueira Aquino da Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Download full: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/1306
• topic: Mestrual health; menstruação; pobreza.; Menstrual health; menstruation; poverty.

Menstrual deprivation is a complex phenomenon which is conceptualized as transdisciplinary and multidimensional, and which is experienced by girls and women who do not have access to resources, infrastructure and knowledge so that they can fully take care of their menstruation. OBJECTIVE: To show the impact that menstrual poverty has on women's lives. METHODOLOGY: This is an integrative literature review. RESULT AND DISCUSSION: The work carried out to understand the socio-economic disparity in menstrual hygiene management in middle-income countries shows that most girls do not have access to basic products and use items such as mattress foam, cloth, absorbent cotton and toilet paper. Many reported that the sanitation environment itself is very unstable and that there is a lack of clean water, soap and even a safe and private place.Menstrual health is a public health and human rights issue, so it is necessary to guarantee a socio-cultural environment in which there is an exchange of knowledge and which provides comfort and dignity. This requires breaking down structural and sociocultural paradigms to include men and boys, in order to reduce the stigma surrounding menstruation, which is the result of patriarchal norms. CONCLUSION: It is possible to state that cultural and educational aspects directly contribute to menstrual poverty. In addition, we need to evaluate issues of gender, ethnicity, race and color. Finally, in order to intervene in this situation, it is essential to have public policies, better trained professionals, quality education in order to reach the male public and demystify the stigmas about menstruation and patriarchal norms.