Phillips-Howard PA

ORCID: 0000-0003-1018-116X · 3 papers in corpus · active 2017-2023
2023
"I stretch them out as long as possible:" U.S. women's experiences of menstrual product insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02333-z

BackgroundA growing body of evidence highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequalities in the US. This resulted in women being more vulnerable to economic insecurity and decreases in their overall well-being. One rele…

2019
Menstrual cup use, leakage, acceptability, safety, and availability: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The Lancet. Public health ·doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(19)30111-2

BackgroundGirls and women need effective, safe, and affordable menstrual products. Single-use products are regularly selected by agencies for resource-poor settings; the menstrual cup is a less known alternative. We reviewed international s…

2017
Beyond menstrual hygiene: addressing vaginal bleeding throughout the life course in low and middle-income countries.
BMJ global health ·doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000405

Girls and women experience numerous types of vaginal bleeding. These include healthy reproductive processes, such as menstruation and bleeding after childbirth, but also bleeding related to health conditions, such as fibroids or cancer. In …