1Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India 2Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center, Population Council, New York, NY, USA DOI 10.7717/peerj.16430 Academic Editor Emmanuel Nene Odjidja Subject Areas Epidemiology, Global Health, Health Policy, Public Health, Women’s Health Keywords Reproductive tract infections, Menstrual hygiene management, Hygienic materials, Menstruation, Abnormal genital discharge, Quasi-experimental method, Propensity...