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Non-Gov't St. Louis Diaper Bank will provide feminine hygiene products to low-income women
[St. Louis Post Dispatch] You can’t buy them with food stamps, and Medicaid doesn’t cover them, but tampons and pads are a necessity for women’s health, advocates say.Starting in April, the new St. Louis Alliance for Period Supplies plans to distribute free menstrual products to women who need them. A recent survey of 183 low-income women showed that nearly two-thirds can’t always afford pads or tampons, according to St. Louis University. The women reported substituting diapers, rags or paper towels during their periods. Some said they had resorted to stealing pads or collecting them from local emergency rooms. "Women are resourceful, and they make do, but making do for your whole cycle the entire month affects your sense of self and your dignity," said Anne Sebert Kuhlmann, an associate professor of behavioral science and health education at SLU who led the study published in the February issue of the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. Link to Diaper Bank Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-22 |
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