Abstract

The term “menstrual health” has seen increased use across advocacy, programming, policy, and research, but has lacked a consistent, self-contained definition. As a rapidly growing field of research and practice a comprehensive definition is needed to (1) ensure menstrual health is prioritised as a unified objective in global health, development, national policy, and funding frameworks, (2) elucidate the breadth of menstrual health, even where different needs may be prioritised in different sectors, and (3) facilitate a shared vocabulary through which stakeholders can communicate across silos to share learning. To achieve these aims, we present a definition of menstrual health developed by the Terminology Action Group of the Global Menstrual Collective. We describe the definition development process, drawing on existing research and terminology, related definitions of health, and consultation with a broad set of stakeholders. Further, we provide elaboration, based on current evidence, to support interpretation of the definition.

摘要

“月经健康”一词在宣传、规划、政策和研究中的使用越来越多，但缺乏一致的、独立的定义。作为一个快速发展的研究和实践领域，需要一个全面的定义来 (1) 确保月经健康作为全球健康、发展、国家政策和资助框架中的一个统一目标被优先考虑，(2) 阐明月经健康的广度，即使在不同部门可能优先考虑不同需求的情况下，以及 (3) 促进共享词汇，利益相关者可以通过该词汇跨越孤岛进行交流以分享学习。为了实现这些目标，我们提出了由全球月经集体术语行动小组制定的月经健康定义。我们描述了定义开发过程，借鉴了现有的研究和术语，健康的相关定义，并与广泛的利益相关者进行磋商。此外，我们根据当前证据提供详细说明，以支持对定义的解释。