Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: The women living in IDP camps face various problems including lack of privacy during urinating, defecation and menstruation.\nConcern World Wide and UNICEF worked together to promote hygiene education among women to enable them\nmanage their personal hygiene relating to menstruation. A total of 35,000 women living in 7 IDP camps participated in the\nproject. Hygiene education was carried out and backed with hygiene supplies that included pieces of cotton cloth to use\nas sanitary pads, 3 pairs of underwear, soap, basin and construction of 96 bathing shelters. A monitoring visit revealed\nsome major achievements of the project that included improved management of personal hygiene with dignity and privacy,\naddressing the reproductive health issues and sexual gender-based violence and improved classroom attendance among\nthe girls. The project had some constraints mainly brought about by age differences, movements of IDPs and using some\nof the items for other pressing needs. The project recommends similar efforts to be replicated in other IDP situations.\nUNICEF and partners adopted the approach for the IDPs in Northern Uganda.
Authors: Edward Bwengye-Kahororo, Eunice Twanza
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2800104459