Menstrual Hygiene Management kit, tampons

General information

• Kit designed for the personal needs of one woman or adolescent girl of reproductive age for 2 months.

• Use of the lowest absorbency for the flow is to be recommended.

• Minimum 3 tampons per day x 7 days bleeding = approximately 21 tampons per month x 2 months = 42 tampons approx. [Assuming boxes of 10 tampons, this will be 40 tampons].

• Plan to distribute a Replenishment Kit every 2 months (in-kind or through cash/vouchers).

• The complete kit is to be distributed again after 12 months. From the outset, a distribution strategy and budget must be defined for the replenishment and/or renewal of the items.

• Always consult with women and girls at the program design stage on how the distributions (in-kind or through vouchers) should be organized to allow unrestricted access, safety, and an appropriate level of information.

• There can be substantial differences in the preferences and materials used by women in urban or in rural areas.

• Additional items can be added to each distributed kit, this will depend on the local context and socio-cultural situations: a cloth skirt/sari/khanga/sulu can be added to support dignity of women during bathing, or to hide blood stains on clothing. A lamp or torch can also be included to increase safety.

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Last updated: 13/03/2020