Menstrual Hygiene Management: Challenges and Coping Strategies for Adolescents with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metro of Ghana

A. Enoch, Alberta Nadutey, Barbara Fosua Afful, R. Anokye
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Purpose: Effective menstrual hygiene management is vital to the health, well-being, dignity, empowerment, mobility and productivity of girls and women.  This study was conducted to ascertain menstrual hygiene management challenges and coping strategies of adolescents with disabilities in the Kumasi Metro of Ghana. Method: An exploratory study design with qualitative approach was employed to select 18 participants. Data was collected through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, and then transcribed and categorised into specific themes. Results: Females with visual impairment had difficulty in maintaining good menstrual hygiene because of problems in detecting menstrual blood, inability to fix sanitary pads appropriately and wash underwear properly, and anxiety and stress from not knowing whether their period has started. The problems of those with physical impairment were related to inaccessible washrooms, long hours of being seated on the part of wheelchair-users, and difficulty in fixing sanitary pads for those with upper limb impairment. For those with hearing impairment, the main challenge was the communication barrier between them and their significant others whenever they needed help. Conclusion: There are common challenges faced by all girls across the globe with regard to menstrual hygiene management. Adolescent females with disability however face additional challenges with regard to MHM. Those with physical disability encounter accessibility challenges, while the main challenge for the deaf and those with speech problems is communication. The visually impaired live in anxiety due to fear of staining their clothes.
经期卫生管理:加纳库马西都会区残疾青少年的挑战和应对策略
目的:有效的经期卫生管理对女童和妇女的健康、福祉、尊严、赋权、流动性和生产力至关重要。本研究旨在确定加纳库马西都会区残疾青少年的月经卫生管理挑战和应对策略。方法:采用探索性研究设计,采用定性研究方法,选取18名被试。通过深度访谈和焦点小组讨论收集数据,然后转录并分类为具体主题。结果:视障女性存在经血检测困难、不能正确固定卫生巾、不能正确清洗内衣、不知道月经是否来的焦虑和压力等问题,难以保持良好的经期卫生。身体有缺陷的人的问题是无法进入洗手间,坐轮椅的人长时间坐着,上肢有缺陷的人很难固定卫生巾。对于那些有听力障碍的人来说,主要的挑战是当他们需要帮助时,他们和他们重要的人之间的沟通障碍。结论:全球女孩在经期卫生管理方面面临着共同的挑战。然而,有残疾的青春期女性在MHM方面面临着额外的挑战。身体残疾的人面临无障碍的挑战,而聋哑人和有语言障碍的人面临的主要挑战是沟通。视障人士生活在焦虑中,因为他们害怕弄脏自己的衣服。
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