Smrutisikta Thapa
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore

MLA 8
Thapa, Smrutisikta. "Menstruation Health as a Fundamental Right: Reframing Menstrual Health through Gender Justice and Social Equity." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 4, Apr. 2026, pp. 1676-1688, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i04.022. Accessed Apr. 2026.
APA 6
Thapa, S. (2026, April). Menstruation Health as a Fundamental Right: Reframing Menstrual Health through Gender Justice and Social Equity. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(4), 1676-1688. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i04.022
Chicago
Thapa, Smrutisikta. "Menstruation Health as a Fundamental Right: Reframing Menstrual Health through Gender Justice and Social Equity." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 4 (April 2026), 1676-1688. Accessed April, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i04.022.

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