HYDERABAD: While there is an overall upswing in usage of menstrual hygiene products going up from 76% to 93% between 2016- 2020, currently only 91% of rural women use a hygienic method of menstrual protection as per the latest NFHS report.
However, taboo related to menstrual hygiene remain rampant and there is still a considerable segment of the female population who is subjected to menstrual prejudice, not just in the state but even in Hyderabad city.