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Once it has been washed, the fabric protection has to be dried. However, data showthat it is rarely put out in the sun. Thus, of those using fabric, 45% dry it in toilets,40% in bedrooms and 15% in the sun. In rural areas, however, the fabric protectionis mostly dried in the sun.Discretion and beliefs about periods are the main reasons behind people choosingto dry the fabric protection in bedrooms. At the focus groups, girls and women saidthat men must not see the fabric. They also think that sanitary protection fabric maybe used by an enemy to cast an evil spell over the woman.This was emphasized by one participant of a focus group organized at Bandafassi:“I wash my fabric protection in the toilets, but I dry it behind my bedroom door. I haveto dry it in a discreet place because, when I was 25 years old, someone cast a spell on methrough my sanitary protection fabric. I went three months without a period. To findout the reason, my mother consulted a sorcerer who told her that I had been mysticallyattacked through my protective fabric.”Stories like these are not uncommon. Such testimonies have repercussionson community practices and beliefs.Outcomes of the studyFigure 10Place where sanitary material is washed3% 1%96%Figure 11Place where sanitary material is dried40%15%45%Figure 12Access to a water point31%69%Hygiene during menstruationThe questions, “During your period, how many times toyou bathe a day?”, “How often do you change?”, “Do youwash your hands with soap after changing your sanitaryprotection?”, reveal good hygiene practices in bothrural and urban areas. In detail:––94.1% of respondents said that they showered atleast twice a day when they were menstruating.It should be noted that 69% of the girls and womensaid that they had running water at home.––93.9% of girls and women changed their sanitaryprotection and washed their private parts at leasttwice a day.––95.4% of respondents wash their hands with soapafter changing their sanitary protection.46
Management and disposal of wasteThe management and disposal of waste is an acute problem in Kedougou. The regionhas no system for the collection of household waste and no system for removing wasteand rainwater. Thus, the proliferation of unofficial waste dumps and the stagnation ofrain water is common in the region.The waste disposal methods used in multi-family dwellings are open-air incineration,with consequent air pollution, fly-tipping, burial, and discharge into abandoned wells.Household waste water is disposed of anarchically: some dwellings pour it out onto thepublic road and others use make-shift sumps.Outcomes of the studyAbove: Garbage near the river in KedougouBelow: Women cleaning their clothes in the river47
Page 1 and 2: MENSTRUAL HYGIENEMANAGEMENT: BEHAVI
Page 5 and 6: contentsAcronyms and abbreviations
Page 7 and 8: PDEFProgramme décennal de l’édu
Page 9 and 10: FOREWORDHygiene and sanitation are
Page 11 and 12: When menstruating, women and girls
Page 13: BackgroundThis report is the second
Page 16 and 17: Data on girls’ and women’s educ
Page 19 and 20: Table 6Performance indicators in th
Page 21 and 22: Sanitation dataAccording to PEPAM d
Page 23 and 24: From Latin America to Africa to the
Page 25 and 26: Review of existingpublic policiesre
Page 27 and 28: Programme to Improve the Quality, F
Page 29 and 30: Objectives andmethodology ofthe stu
Page 31 and 32: Table 9Local level interviews sampl
Page 33 and 34: Data collectionData collection last
Page 35 and 36: Outcomes ofthe studyProfile of the
Page 37 and 38: Respondents living in a polygamous
Page 39 and 40: e) Income-generating activities car
Page 41 and 42: The influence of hierarchies and so
Page 43 and 44: Ignorance of the menstrual cycleThe
Page 45 and 46: Menarche, fears and first adviceGir
Page 47 and 48: Table 11Social and religious belief
Page 49: Care for sanitary protectionAccordi
Page 53 and 54: Management of menstrual hygiene by
Page 55 and 56: Analysis ofthe impact ofmenstruatio
Page 57 and 58: ) WASH infrastructure in schoolsFou
Page 59 and 60: The impact of inadequate WASH infra
Page 61 and 62: Impact on the employment and activi
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Page 65 and 66: ConclusionLiterature on the issue o
Page 67 and 68: list of tables and graphsTable numb
Page 69 and 70: 10. Senegal Ministry of Health, Pre
Page 72: Water Supply and SanitationCollabor

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