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Why Addressing Menstrual Health Matters:

1. Primary Prevention of Infection.
Although women’s reproductive and sexual health is recognized as a priority in emergency settings, significant gaps continue to exist in meeting health needs. Simply put, poor menstrual hygiene, can also can lead to infection. Specifically, the use of unclean sanitary pads or materials can cause local irritation, urinary tract infections and/or reproductive tract infections. Furthermore, wet pads, which result from infrequent change of sanitary pads, can cause skin irritation or infection. Access to an adequate supply of sanitary materials is imperative to preventing infection in women and girls.

2. Sexually transmitted infections,
Human papillomavirus infection is the most common, disproportionately affect women and adolescent girls. About 70% of cases of cervical cancer worldwide are caused by human papillomavirus.
Stay away from feminine health hazards and be safe.
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