Menstrual hygiene management practices after the chhaugoth demolition campaign in Achham, Nepal
Kalpana Jnawali, Prativa Tiwari, Ayusha Ghale, Jagat Prasad Upadhyay, Anjana Sigdel, Sapana Thapa, Anushka Shrestha, K C Kiran · 2026
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Kalpana Jnawali and co-authors surveyed women in Achham district, Nepal, in 2026 about menstrual practices after a government campaign smashed the seclusion huts known as chhaugoth. The custom isolates menstruating women despite being illegal, and whether demolition changed daily practice was unknown.
Nearly four hundred girls and women answered interviews on hygiene and practice. The team recorded where women now stay, what materials they use, and what taboos persist. Demolishing huts removes a harmful place, but habits and beliefs move slower than bulldozers. Findings like these show health workers what to tackle next, from water access to family attitudes.
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| CREATOR | Kalpana Jnawali, Prativa Tiwari, Ayusha Ghale, Jagat Prasad Upadhyay, Anjana Sigdel, Sapana Thapa, Anushka Shrestha, K C Kiran |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31633 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |