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Immediate gains from

Tata Trusts’ MHM programme

14% of women 97% of women
population have population have
knowledge knowledge
about biology of about biology of
menstruation menstruation

79% of the Less than 4%
women population of the women
believed menstrual population now
blood was impure consider it impure

31% dried 100% dried
their cloth/ their cloth /
cloth pads after Before Post cloth pad after
washing under intervention intervention washing under
direct sunlight direct sunlight

31% change 96% change
menstrual menstrual
absorbent three to absorbent three to
four times a day
four times a day

Unawareness of
reproductive biology
57% were unaware amongst respondents
of their reproductive
biology. fell to 21%

Positive change in Positive change in
practices to social practices to social
taboos seen in taboos seen in
17% of women 35% of women

84% of their 97% of their
daughters shared any daughters shared any
menses related problem menses related problem
with the mothers with the mothers

Source: Impact assessment study (2022) by third party in Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

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