ArticlePublic health challenges2026
Hardware Without Software: Teachers' Cultural Silence and Menstrual Hygiene Management in Rural Bangladeshi Schools.
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- Self-reported menstrual-related physical and psychological symptoms and health-seeking behaviour among rural school-going adolescent girls in Bangladesh.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Hardware Without Software: Teachers' Cultural Silence and Menstrual Hygiene Management in Rural Bangladeshi Schools.Public health challenges · 2026Article
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Abstract
In low-income settings like Bangladesh, most menstrual hygiene management (MHM) initiatives are still limited to hardware, such as toilets, water, or waste disposal systems, but software aspects such as culture, attitudes, and institutional behaviors are neglected. This qualitative study aimed to analyze how teachers' perspectives, social constraints, and institutional preparedness influence MHM implementation in schools in flood-prone rural haor regions. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and nonparticipant observations with 52 teachers (22 female, 30 male) in 11 secondary schools. Thematic analysis shows that, although menstruation is biologically recognized, it remains a socially taboo subject in the school environment. Male teachers, in particular, avoid discussing MHM in class due to the
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