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Attitudes towards, and acceptability of, menstrual cups as a method for managing menstruation, Kenya

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African Population Health Research Center
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1 January 2010
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Summary

The issue 21 of the APCHR policy brief highlights key findings from a feasibility study on the menstrual cup as a method for managing menstrual flow among adolescent girls and women in Nairobi, Kenya. The findings provide insights into their attitudes towards the menstrual cup prior to use, their acceptability and experiences of using the menstrual cup. It aims at providing evidence for better understanding of the menstrual cup as a method of managing menstrual
flow, and whether it is an appropriate and acceptable method among adolescent girls and women in Kenya. This evidence aims at encouraging the formulation and implementation of policies and programs aimed at improving access to reproductive health services and technologies.

This issue POlicy brief 20 and 22.

About the publisher

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a non-profit, non-governmental international organization committed to conducting high quality and policy-relevant research on population and health issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.The Center was established in 1995 as a Population Policy Research Fellowship program of the Population Council, with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. In 2001, it became an autonomous institution with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. http://www.aphrc.org/

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