Barrington DJ

ORCID: 0000-0002-1486-9247 · 5 papers in corpus
observational 2025
Frontiers in public health ·doi:10.3389/fpubh.2025.1517302

INTRODUCTION: Menstrual-related symptoms and disorders, particularly dysmenorrhea, significantly impact women's well-being. Dysmenorrhea, marked by painful menstrual cramps, affects up to 95% of women, leading to debilitating symptoms that …

other 2024
Bulletin of the World Health Organization ·doi:10.2471/blt.23.291159
observational 2023
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02293-4

There is growing recognition of the important role menstrual health plays in achieving health, education, and gender equity. Yet, stigmatisation and taboo remain present and negative emotions like fear and shame dominate the narrative when …

meta-analysis 2021
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0255001

BACKGROUND: There is growing recognition of the importance of menstruation in achieving health, education, and gender equality for all. New policies in high income countries (HICs) have responded to anecdotal evidence that many struggle to …

qualitative 2019
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-019-0846-7

Health inequities inhibit global development and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. One gendered health area, Menstrual Health & Hygiene (MHH), has received increasing attention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries as a barrie…