Sommer, Marni

A Time for Global Action: Addressing Girls’ Menstrual Hygiene Management Needs in Schools

Sommer, M., Caruso, B. A., Sahin, M., Calderon, T., Cavill, S., Mahon, T., & Phillips-Howard, P. A. (2016) · PLOS Medicine

Menstrual Health and DisordersAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Cited by 435

Comfortably, Safely, and Without Shame: Defining Menstrual Hygiene Management as a Public Health Issue

Sommer, M., Hirsch, J. S., Nathanson, C., & Parker, R. G. (2015) · American Journal of Public Health

Menstrual Health and DisordersGender Studies and Social Issues

Cited by 401

Overcoming the taboo: advancing the global agenda for menstrual hygiene management for schoolgirls

Sommer, M., & Sahin, M. (2013) · American Journal of Public Health

Menstrual Health and DisordersSchool Health and Nursing Education

Cited by 364

Where the education system and women's bodies collide: The social and health impact of girls' experiences of menstruation and schooling in Tanzania

Sommer, M. (2010) · Journal of Adolescence

Menstrual Health and DisordersAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Cited by 305

Managing menstruation in the workplace: An overlooked issue in low- and middle income countries

Sommer, M., Chandraratna, S., Cavill, S., Mahon, T., & Phillips-Howard, P. (2016) · International Journal for Equity in Health

Menstrual Health and DisordersGender Studies and Social Issues

Cited by 254

Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent schoolgirls in low- and middle-income countries: research priorities

Phillips-Howard, P. A., Caruso, B., Torondel, B., Zulaika, G., Sahin, M., & Sommer, M. (2016) · Global Health Action

Menstrual Health and DisordersAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Cited by 236

Violence, gender and WASH: spurring action on a complex, under-documented and sensitive topic

Sommer, M., Ferron, S., Cavill, S., & House, S. (2015) · Environment and Urbanization

Gender, Security, and ConflictGender Studies and Social Issues

Cited by 230

A comparison of the menstruation and education experiences of girls in Tanzania, Ghana, Cambodia and Ethiopia.

Sommer, M., Ackatia-Armah, N., Connolly, S., & Smiles, D. (2015) · Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education

Menstrual Health and DisordersAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Cited by 169

Early menarche: A systematic review of its effect on sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries

Ibitoye, M., Choi, C., Tai, H., Lee, G., & Sommer, M. (2017) · PLoS ONE

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

Cited by 168

Ideologies of sexuality, menstruation and risk: girls’ experiences of puberty and schooling in northern Tanzania

Sommer, M. (2009) · Culture, Health & Sexuality

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthMenstrual Health and Disorders

Cited by 128

Girls' and women's unmet needs for menstrual hygiene management (MHM): the interactions between MHM and sanitation systems in low-income countries

Sommer, M., Kjellén, M., & Pensulo, C. (2013) · Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Menstrual Health and DisordersGender Studies and Social Issues

Cited by 119

Putting menarche and girls into the global population health agenda

Sommer, M., Sutherland, C., & Chandra-Mouli, V. (2015) · Reproductive Health

Menstrual Health and DisordersAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Cited by 118

Understanding the menstrual hygiene management challenges facing displaced girls and women: findings from qualitative assessments in Myanmar and Lebanon

Schmitt, M. L., Clatworthy, D., Ratnayake, R., Klaesener-Metzner, N., Roesch, E., Wheeler, E., & Sommer, M. (2017) · Conflict and Health

Menstrual Health and DisordersHealth and Conflict Studies

Cited by 117

Making the Case for a Female-Friendly Toilet

Schmitt, M., Clatworthy, D., Ogello, T., & Sommer, M. (2018) · Water

Gender Studies and Social IssuesChild Nutrition and Water Access

Cited by 68

“I Didn’t Tell Anyone Because I Was Very Afraid”: Girls’ Experiences of Menstruation in Contemporary Ethiopia

Smiles, D., Short, S. E., & Sommer, M. (2017) · Women s Reproductive Health

Menstrual Health and DisordersAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Cited by 62

Beyond menstrual hygiene: addressing vaginal bleeding throughout the life course in low and middle-income countries

Sommer, M., Phillips-Howard, P. A., Mahon, T., Zients, S., Jones, M., & Caruso, B. A. (2017) · BMJ Global Health

Menstrual Health and DisordersReproductive Health and Contraception

Cited by 54

Menarche: A Missing Indicator in Population Health from Low-Income Countries

Sommer, M. (2013) · Public Health Reports®

Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Cited by 53

An Overlooked Priority: Puberty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sommer, M. (2011) · American Journal of Public Health

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

Cited by 46

Seeking menstrual products: a qualitative exploration of the unmet menstrual needs of individuals experiencing homelessness in New York City

Gruer, C., Hopper, K., Smith, R. C., Kelly, E., Maroko, A., & Sommer, M. (2021) · Reproductive Health

Menstrual Health and DisordersHomelessness and Social Issues

Cited by 46

Attention to menstrual hygiene management in schools: An analysis of education policy documents in low-and middle-income countries

Sommer, M., Figueroa, C., Kwauk, C., Jones, M., & Fyles, N. (2017) · International Journal of Educational Development

Menstrual Health and DisordersGender, Education, and Development Issues

Cited by 46

How gender norms are reinforced through violence against adolescent girls in two conflict-affected populations

Sommer, M., Muñoz-Laboy, M., Williams, A., Mayevskaya, Y., Falb, K., Abdella, G., & Stark, L. (2018) · Child Abuse & Neglect

Gender, Security, and ConflictIntimate Partner and Family Violence

Cited by 42

Structural factors influencing menstruating school girls’ health and well-being in Tanzania

Sommer, M. (2013) · Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education

Menstrual Health and DisordersAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Cited by 39

Pilot testing and evaluation of a toolkit for menstrual hygiene management in emergencies in three refugee camps in Northwest Tanzania

Sommer, M., Schmitt, M. L., Ogello, T., Mathenge, P., Mark, M., Clatworthy, D., Khandakji, S., & Ratnayake, R. (2018) · Journal of International Humanitarian Action

Menstrual Health and DisordersHealth and Conflict Studies

Cited by 34

Cambodian girls' recommendations for facilitating menstrual hygiene management in school

Connolly, S., & Sommer, M. (2013) · Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Menstrual Health and DisordersGender Studies and Social Issues

Cited by 22