Open AccessHousehold sanitation and menstrual hygiene management among women: Evidence from household survey under Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission in rural Odisha, India
Author(s) -
Manas Ranjan Behera,
Subhashree Parida,
Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan,
Sucheta Priyabadini,
Ranjit Kumar Dehury,
Biswajit Mishra
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1593_21
Subject(s) - sanitation , hygiene , medicine , open defecation , socioeconomics , empowerment , environmental health , descriptive statistics , improved sanitation , pit latrine , latrine , economic growth , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology , economics
Discussion on women empowerment without addressing their basic needs would be meaningless. As such, the needs of women and girls have been prioritized in global sanitation efforts including menstrual hygiene. However, there is little research on existing approaches on menstrual management. India's most ambitious sanitation campaign named Swachh Bharat Mission or "Clean India Mission" aimed to achieve universal sanitation coverage in every single household, targeted to end open defecation by October 02, 2019. This study aimed to assess the women's perception of household sanitation facilities and menstrual hygiene management experience in Odisha under Swachh Bharat Mission.