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Use of menstrual cup by adolescent girls and women: Potential benefits and key challenges, Kenya
Summary
Tohis policy brief (No 22) highlights the potential benefits of using menstrual cups elicited from findings of a feasibility study on the menstrual cup as a method in managing menstrual flow among adolescent girls and women in Kenya. This evidence aims at encouraging the formulation and implementation of policies that promote the reproductive health and education rights of adolescent girls and women by tackling problems associated with managing menstrual flow and by improving access to appropriate menstrual products.
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. www.aphrc.org
