Welcome!
Our team undertakes rigorous research to improve services to support menstrual health.
- Learn about and download validated tools to measure menstrual practices, experiences, and needs here.
- Discover our global portfolio of menstrual health research here.
- Meet the Menstrual health evidence team here.
- Our latest work is featured below.
Menstrual Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in relation to the menstrual cycle.
Latest news
MPNS Short and Rapid form
The MPNS-SF is a shorter, yet valid measure of adolescent girls’ menstrual hygiene experience. The MPNS-R is suited to short surveys and including menstrual health within broader research topics. Read more about how the shorter versions were developed.
AMEHC Protocol Paper
Protocol for the Adolescent Menstrual Experiences and Health Cohort (AMEHC) Study in Khulna, Bangladesh: Quantifying the influence of menstrual health on adolescent girls’ health and education outcomes.
Regional Review Webinar
Watch our webinar recording from the Menstrual Health in East Asia and Pacific Regional Progress Review.
Burnet Institute, WaterAid & UNICEF.
Menstrual Health Measurement
Here we share validated survey measures that you can use to capture menstrual practices, experiences, and needs in your work. We also share insights and guidance for measurement in menstrual health research and practice.
Menstrual Health Measures
Learn about the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS), the Menstrual Practices Questionnaire (MPQ), using measures in your work, and more work from our team on measurement in menstrual health research.
Download measures
Already know what measures you are looking for?
The links below will take you to the downloads for the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) and the Menstrual Practice Questionnaire (MPQ).
Find out more about our menstrual health research projects and collaborations.
Adolescent Menstrual Experience and Health Cohort (AMEHC) in Bangladesh
Accelerating Menstrual Health in the East Asia and the Pacific (MH EAP)
