Fig 1.
PRISMA flow diagram.
Table 1A.
Characteristics of trials contributing to the Reusable Menstrual Pad review (alphabetical order).
Table 1B.
Characteristics of cohort studies contributing to the Reusable Menstrual Pad review (alphabetical order).
Table 1C.
Characteristics of surveys contributing to the Reusable Menstrual Pad review (alphabetical order).
Fig 2.
Use of reusable pads in surveys or at enrolment in a cohort, 2011–2019.
*According to the website, Bidibidi camp received reusable pads in August 2017 [57]. However, Lenia 2019 described that both reusable and disposable pads were distributed [53].
Fig 3.
Uptake of reusable pads in cohort studies in middle- and low-income countries, 2014–2019.
DFG: Days for Girls. IFRC: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Table 2.
Uptake of reusable menstrual pads in cohort studies.
Table 3.
Information on leaking, mobility and odour when using reusable menstrual pad.
Table 4.
Information on washing, drying and changing of reusable menstrual pad.
Table 5.
Any information that may relate to adverse effects of reusable menstrual pads.