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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Pads, tampons and menstrual cups are available in Zimbabwe. However, there are social stigmas against tampons, which are incorrectly believed to break the hymen or damage the "purity" or virginity of young women. For this reason, tampon use is opposed to by many mothers. | Pads, tampons and menstrual cups are available in Zimbabwe. However, there are social stigmas against tampons, which are incorrectly believed to break the hymen or damage the "purity" or virginity of young women. For this reason, tampon use is opposed to by many mothers of young girls and unmarried women. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||