Essays about: "menstrual products"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words menstrual products.

  1. 1. Menstrual rights are human rights - a qualitative study about period poverty among homeless Roma in Stockholm

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Britta Dohmen; Britta Dohmen; [2023-11-03]
    Keywords : period poverty; menstruation; vulnerable EU citizens; Roma; Stockholm; feminism;

    Abstract : In the past decade, period poverty has gained more attention in international research. However, in Sweden the issue is still neglected which results in a complete absence of scientific research. Period poverty is not exclusively a phenomenon in low-income countries but is present around the globe. READ MORE

  3. 2. Period product preferences – a cup half full? A study of Swedish high school students’ choice of menstrual products with a focus on sustainable, reusable products.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Tea-Maria Munk; [2023]
    Keywords : Menstrual health management; Sustainability Science; menstrual products; cross-cultural; IBM-WASH; Swedish high-school students; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The most used menstrual products in Sweden are disposable pads and tampons, contributing to plastic pollution and harmful resource use; an environmental impact that could be reduced by using reusable products, such as menstrual cups and reusable pads. This cross-sectional study of high school students in Malmö and Lund researches their menstrual product preferences and the factors that influence these. READ MORE

  4. 3. THE BLOODY STIGMA IS STILL HERE, PERIOD.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Olha Boiko; Lien Carrez; [2022]
    Keywords : menstrual stigma; menstruation; period; menstrual concealment; knowledge; education; sex education; Sweden; high school;

    Abstract : iAbstractThis exploratory study aims to investigate the connection between menstrual perceptions,knowledge and education about menstruation as well as the period product choice. Using thefeminist approach, research data were gathered from three focus groups of girls between 14 and15 years old that went to the same high school in Visby (Sweden). READ MORE

  5. 4. A Bloody Waste: Embodied perspectives on menstrual materials, waste and responsibility among Swedish menstruators

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Daniela Holmberg; [2021-09-02]
    Keywords : menstruation; menstruators; menstrual materials; embodied experience; waste; responsibility; sustainability; Sweden;

    Abstract : Every day, hundreds of millions of people around the world are menstruating. While questions around menstruation have gained a growing public and academic interest in recent years, which has successfully emphasized and included various perspectives, the waste dimension remains largely neglected. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effects of a subscription-based business model : A qualitative study of women who consume menstrual hygiene products and how subscription-based business models influence customer experience.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Thelma Holm; Ebba Westin; [2021]
    Keywords : Menstrual hygiene management; Menstrual hygiene products; Customer experience; Value creation; Online subscriptions; Subscription-based business model; Facilitators for subscriptions; Barriers to subscriptions;

    Abstract : In recent years, menstruation and menstruation hygiene products has had an increased interest, which has resulted in the topic being debated in many parts of the world. Change has been encouraged and some countries have acted to facilitate women's consumption of menstrual hygiene products. READ MORE