通过月经产品储藏室来争取月经公平
Edward J Glayzer1, Claire T Jennings2, Judith M Schlaeger3
1Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, University of Dayton, College of Social Sciences, Dayton, OH, USA.
Women's health (London, England)
|September 18, 2024
概括
月经产品储藏室通过增加获得月经卫生产品的机会,有效地解决了月经贫困问题. 基层和非营利模式都赋予月经妇女权力,尽管运营优势和挑战不同.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社区健康 社区健康
- 社会公平 社会公平 社会公平
背景情况:
- 在美国,月经期贫困影响了42%的月经者,导致尿路感染和皮肤炎等健康问题.
- 传统的援助分配可以削弱月经妇女的权力,并且效率低下.
- 月经产品储藏室提供了一种新的解决方案,以消除月经贫困和月经健康教育差距.
研究的目的:
- 检查两期产品仓库网络的开发,组织和实施情况.
- 在优势和挑战方面,比较基层与非营利组织领导的模型.
- 为未来的储藏室计划提供实际见解.
主要方法:
- 在俄俄州的一个基层储藏室和纽约的一个非营利性储藏室的比较分析.
- 通过采访和文档审查进行定性数据收集.
- 关注可访问性,社区参与和可持续性.
主要成果:
- 这两个储藏室网络都改善了在服务不足的社区获得期货的机会.
- 基层模式培养了强大的社区联系,但面临着资源限制.
- 非营利模式提供了稳定性,但遇到了官僚障碍.
- 这两种模式都保留了月经者的尊严和自主权.
结论:
- 节期产品储藏室是一个创新的,公平的解决方案来消除节期贫困.
- 对比分析为建立类似举措提供了洞察力.
- 这两种模式都有效地赋予月经妇女权力,并改善了获得月经卫生产品的机会.
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