Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM)
Uganda HIV and WASH Integration Training Resources – Assessment Tool
Source:
- USAID, HIP, Government of Uganda and Plan Uganda.
Countries:
- Uganda
Summary:
- A pictorially based WASH Assessment Tool to help the home-based care worker assess a household's current practices in hand washing; treatment of drinking water; feces disposal; and cleaning of rags used for menstrual blood (that will be reused). The practices toward the left hand side of the Assessment Tool represent higher risk practices that put the patient's health at risk. The practices on the right hand side of the tool represent practices that provide better protection against illnesses, such as diarrhea.
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Uganda HIV and WASH Integration Training Resources – Counseling Cards
Source:
- USAID, HIP, Government of Uganda and Plan Uganda.
Countries:
- Uganda
Summary:
- Pictorially based tools prepared for home-based care workers to use with clients in the household, including a WASH Assessment Tool (to assess the current WASH behaviors to help identify those that need to be improved) and 23 Counseling Cards (covering hand washing; water treatment, storage and handling; feces management for mobile and bed-bound clients; and menstrual blood management). These tools are available in English, Acoli, Ateso, Kiswahili, Lugandan, and Runyankole-Rukiga.
