ObjectivesPoor menstrual hygiene can contribute significantly to female morbidity, yet the use of hygienic absorbents during menstruation is considerably low among rural adolescent women. This study examines spatial patterns absorbent women identify districts India where it clustered. Further, factors responsible for disparity in exclusive absorbents.MethodsWe applied Global Moran's I estimate ...

A large proportion of women in Odisha, India, use reusable absorbents to manage their menstruation. Yet, the risk factors for lower reproductive tract infections (RTIs) related menstrual hygiene management (MHM) have not been studied among absorbent users. Women age attending one two hospitals from different cities Odisha during separate study intervals were recruited study. Laboratory diagnosi...

The cleanup of accidental oil spills in water is an enormous challenge; conventional oil sorbents absorb large amounts of water in addition to oil and other cleanup methods can cause secondary pollution. In contrast, fresh leaves of the aquatic ferns Salvinia are superhydrophobic and superoleophilic, and can selectively absorb oil while repelling water. These selective wetting properties are op...