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HedhiHelp – A Health Education App for Girls in Rural Kenya
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A culture of social taboos and silence leaves many young Kenyan women beginning menarche in isolation, without complete understanding of the changes occurring in their bodies. This stigma imposes significant barriers to education and proper hygiene for young girls during a critical time in their lives. Not having the proper support and resources to manage this process, 1 in 10 girls in Sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period, and therefore are more likely to drop out altogether. To help solve this problem, we have developed an Android app that both educates girls on menstruation and helps them manage their period.
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- Authors
- Bebla, A., Diwan, M., Smith, E., Parker, M. T., Pagnani, S., Pasco, K., Sotelo-Jimenez, S., Smith, B., Kenyon, K., & Figueira, S.
- Affiliations
- Santa Clara University (US)
- ORCID
- Figueira, Silvia
- Venue
- 2018 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2018-10
- Pages
- 1-6
- OpenAlex
- W2910970342
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 4.79
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › ICT in Developing Communities
- Keywords
- menstrual education, menstrual health, girls' health, school absenteeism, school dropout, social stigma, health education apps, rural Kenya, Android application
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