Menstrüal Hijyende Sürdürülebilir Alternatif Ürünler

Year 2025, Issue: 11, 88 - 93, 14.04.2025

Kübra Türkben , Hava Özkan , Safiye Ağapınar Şahin

https://doi.org/10.58252/artukluhealth.1621408

Abstract

Giriş: Menstrüel hijyen ürün tercihleri; kişisel seçim, kültürel kabul edilebilirlik, ekonomik durum ve yerel pazarda bulunabilirliğe göre değişebilmektedir. Uygun fiyatlı menstrüel hijyen ürünlerine erişim ve bunların kullanımı, menstrüel hijyeni yönetmek için önemlidir. Menstrüel hijyen yönetiminde; çevre dostu ürünlerle sağlıklı menstrüel hijyen uygulamalarını gözlemlemek, sürdürülebilir ve daha yeşil alternatiflerin değerlendirilmesi önemlidir. Bu derlemenin amacı; menstrüel hijyende sürdürülebilir alternatif ürünlere dikkat çekmektir.
Yöntem: Derleme niteliğindeki bu çalışma “menstrüel hijyen”, “menstrüasyon”, “sürdürülebilir ürünler” ve bağlantılı kelimeler açısından elektronik veri tabanlarında (Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Cochrane ve Mendeley) taranmıştır.
Bulgular: Menstrüel hijyen yönetiminde; yıkanabilir bez pedler, regl külodu, yeniden kullanılabilir tamponlar, menstrüel kap, menstrüel disk, bambu lifli pedler, muz lifli pedler, menstrüel sünger, su sümbülü pedler, hijyenik pedler ve tamponlar kullanılabilmektedir.
Sonuç: Mestrüal hijyen yönetiminde; yıkanabilir bez ped, regl külotu, yeniden kullanılabilir tampon, menstrüel kap, menstrüel disk, bambu lifli ped, menstrüel sünger ve su sümbülü pedler sürdürülebilir alternatif ürünler arasında yer almaktadır.

Keywords

Menstrüel hijyen, menstrüasyon, menstrüal kap, menstrüal tampon, sürdürülebilir ürünler

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma için etik kurul onayına gerek yoktur. Bu çalışmanın hazırlanma sürecinde bilimsel ve etik ilkelere uyulduğu ve yararlanılan tüm çalışmaların kaynakçada belirtildiği beyan olunur.

Sustainable Alternative Products in Menstrual Hygiene

Abstract

Introduction: Menstrual hygiene product choice varies according to personal choice, cultural acceptability, economic status and availability in the local market. Access to and use of affordable menstrual hygiene products is important for managing menstrual hygiene. In menstrual hygiene management, it is important to observe healthy menstrual hygiene practices with environmentally friendly products and to evaluate sustainable and greener alternatives. This review was written to draw attention to sustainable alternative products for menstrual hygiene.
Methods: This review article was searched for “menstrual hygiene”, “menstruation”, “sustainable products” and related words in electronic databases (Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Cochrane and Mendeley).
Results: Washable cloth pads, menstrual panties, reusable tampons, menstrual cups, menstrual discs, bamboo fiber pads, banana fiber pads, menstrual sponges, water hyacinth pads, sanitary napkins and tampons are used in menstrual hygiene management.
Conclusion: Washable cloth pads, menstrual panties, reusable tampons, menstrual cups, menstrual discs, bamboo fiber pads, banana fiber pads, menstrual sponges and water hyacinth pads are sustainable alternative products.

Keywords

Menstrual hygiene, menstruation, menstrual cup, menstrual tampon, sustainable products

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval is not required for this study. It is declared that scientific and ethical principles were complied with during the preparation of this study and all the studies used in this study were cited in the bibliography.

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