2022
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277095
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Wealth-based inequality in the exclusive use of hygienic materials during menstruation among young women in urban India

Abstract: Background The exclusive use of hygienic materials during menstruation (sanitary napkins, locally made napkins, tampons, and menstrual cups) among urban women in India has been increasing over time. However, little is known about the wealth-based disparity in the exclusive use of hygienic materials during menstruation among these women. This study, therefore, measures wealth-based inequality in the exclusive use of hygienic materials during menstruation among urban women in India. Furthermore, the measured ine… Show more

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“…The findings of the study reaffirmed the positive relationship between the use of hygienic products and household wealth, as previously observed in other studies [ 23 , 38 , 40 ]. Evidently, there was a progressive increase in product usage as one moved from the poorest to the richer quintiles.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
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“…The findings of the study reaffirmed the positive relationship between the use of hygienic products and household wealth, as previously observed in other studies [ 23 , 38 , 40 ]. Evidently, there was a progressive increase in product usage as one moved from the poorest to the richer quintiles.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Despite reducing the magnitude of socioeconomic inequality in the use of hygienic products between NFHS-4 and NFHS-5, a significant pro-rich inequality persists [ 38 , 39 ]. Moreover, the extent of this inequality varies considerably across different states in India (see Table 3 ).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is important to note that the study’s depiction of prevalence and predictors is anchored in the present moment, inadvertently neglecting the potential evolution of practices over time. Lastly, owing to constraints imposed by data availability and the inherent nature of cross-sectional studies, specific qualitative nuances such as cultural norms, habits, and beliefs [ 27 ] that could intricately influence results were not captured.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There were seven options for response: cloth, sanitary napkins, locally made napkins, tampons, menstrual cups, nothing, and others. On the basis of these responses, we created a binary outcome variable titled ‘exclusive use of hygienic materials’, in which women using materials such as sanitary napkins, locally made napkins, tampons, and menstrual cups were coded as “1”; and those using non-hygienic and reusable materials such as cloths, both hygienic and non-hygienic materials, or not using any form of menstrual materials were coded as “0” ( Anand, Singh & Unisa, 2015 ; Ram et al, 2020 ; Vishwakarma, Puri & Sharma, 2020 ; Roy et al, 2021 ; Singh et al, 2022a ; Singh et al, 2022c ; Singh et al, 2022b ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%