School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Front Public Health. 2024 Sep 13;12:1406665. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1406665. eCollection 2024.
The 2023 World Menstrual Hygiene Day (WMHD) celebration at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) sought to create awareness about menstruation. Toward normalizing menstruation, the 3-day event brought together key stakeholders and engaged community members on various topics relating to menstruation. Among the stakeholders were basic school teachers (13), school children (155), in a 2:1 female vs. male ratio within the ages of 10-17 years, School Health and Education Program Coordinators (2), Health Officers (4), Academicians (15), University students (35), Media representatives (3), and Civil society representatives (130). Particular among these discussions were the biology of menstruation, nutrition related facts during menstruation, sociocultural, and mental health issues surrounding menstruation. These discussions were intended to incite more conversations about menstruation, and contribute toward the agenda 2030 goal of making menstruation a normal fact of life. The paper describes activities conducted to improve menstrual health, reduce period poverty, and involve men in breaking the stigma around menstruation. This contributes to creating supportive environments for menstruating individuals. Meanwhile, the lessons from the activities to celebrate WMHD in Ghana are relevant for other communities to consider replicating with consideration for contextual differences.
2023 年世界经期卫生日(WMHD)在健康与联合科学大学(UHAS)的庆祝活动旨在提高人们对经期的认识。为了使经期正常化,为期三天的活动将利益相关者和社区成员聚集在一起,讨论了与经期相关的各种话题。利益相关者包括基础学校教师(13 人)、学童(155 人),年龄在 10-17 岁之间,男女比例为 2:1,学校卫生和教育计划协调员(2 人)、卫生官员(4 人)、学者(15 人)、大学生(35 人)、媒体代表(3 人)和民间社会代表(130 人)。其中特别讨论了经期的生物学、经期相关的营养事实、社会文化和心理健康问题。这些讨论旨在引发更多关于经期的讨论,并为 2030 年议程的目标做出贡献,即使经期成为生活中的正常事实。本文介绍了为改善经期健康、减少经期贫困和让男性参与打破经期污名化而开展的活动。这有助于为经期个人创造支持性环境。同时,加纳庆祝 WMHD 活动的经验教训对于其他社区也具有借鉴意义,其他社区可以在考虑到具体情况差异的情况下加以复制。
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