From September to October 2014, SurveyMETER conducted a Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Study in Indonesia. This study is a collaboration with SurveyMETER, Burnet Institute, WaterAid, Alliance of Independent Youth with support from UNICEF. The study areas are located in 8 regencies/cities in 4 provinces, namely Papua (Boven Digoel Regency, Jayapura City), East Nusa Tenggara (Daya Regency, Kupang City), South Sulawesi (Selayar Islands Regency, Makassar City), and East Java (Trenggalek Regency). , City of Madiun).

The aim is to improve the management of menstrual hygiene for young women in Indonesia. The purpose of the study is to understand practice, its determinants and their impact on girls attending school, and to identify key targets for interventions to improve policies and programs especially in the school environment.

This study was conducted in schools in parallel with mixed methods. Qualitative studies were conducted using Focus Group Discussions (FGD) methods and in-depth interviews. Quantitative studies were carried out by using questionnaires on students at school and school observation. The informants for this study were school principals/teachers, female students, male students, health workers (midwives/health workers at the health center), and female parents around the school. The following is a report on the results (English version) of the study.

https://www.burnet.edu.au/system/asset/file/2034/2015_Menstrual_hygiene_management_Indonesia_FINAL_REPORT_February_2015_low_res.pdf