Menstrual health and hygiene amongst adolescent girls and women of reproductive age: a study of practices and predictors, Odisha, India.

"Declarations Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study was approved by the State Research and Ethics Committee, government of Odisha, vide letter no. 18003/MS-2-IV-04/2020 (PT-1), dated 13th July 2022, after getting clearance from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Indian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar. Throughout the study period, we complied with the ethics guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. All the written informed consents were signed voluntarily by all adult subjects or if subjects were under 18, by a legal guardian, for inclusion before subjects started answering the questions. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding support. The study was a part of the project titled ‘Menstrual Health and Hygiene in Odisha – Situation Analysis and Strategic Roadmap’, funded by UNICEF."