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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/89117, first published .
Strengthening Actions for Menstrual Health and Hygiene Interventions for Promotion of Women’s Health in Nepal (SAMIP): Protocol for a Participatory Intervention Development Study Using Realist Synthesis, Human-Centered Design, Intervention Mapping, and Arts-Based Methods

Strengthening Actions for Menstrual Health and Hygiene Interventions for Promotion of Women’s Health in Nepal (SAMIP): Protocol for a Participatory Intervention Development Study Using Realist Synthesis, Human-Centered Design, Intervention Mapping, and Arts-Based Methods

Strengthening Actions for Menstrual Health and Hygiene Interventions for Promotion of Women’s Health in Nepal (SAMIP): Protocol for a Participatory Intervention Development Study Using Realist Synthesis, Human-Centered Design, Intervention Mapping, and Arts-Based Methods

Sara Elizabeth Baumann   1 , PhD, MPH ;   Hannah Schwarz   1 , MPS ;   Annika Agarwal   2 , BA ;   Bhimsen Devkota   1, 3, 4 , PhD ;   Elizabeth Miller   2 , PhD, MD ;   Ada Youk   5 , PhD ;   Sara Parker   6 , PhD, MSc ;   Sanjana Murthy   7 , BS, BA ;   Nikita Sharma   4 , MPH ;   Archana Shrestha   8 , PhD, MPH ;   Madhusudan Subedi   9 , MPhil ;   Nirajan Khadka   10 , MA, MHSc ;   Mary Hawk   1 , DrPH, LSW

1 Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

2 School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

3 Department of Health Education, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Bagmati Province, Nepal

4 Bikash Shrot Kendra, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal

5 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

6 Department of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

7 Department of Anthropology, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

8 Department of Public Health, School of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu University, Dhulikel, Bagmati Province, Nepal

9 Department of Community Health Sciences, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Patan, Bagmati Province, Nepal

10 Aama Surakshya Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Corresponding Author:

  • Sara Elizabeth Baumann, PhD, MPH
  • Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
  • School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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  • Pittsburgh, PA 15261
  • United States
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  • Email: sab269@pitt.edu