尼泊尔中西部的许多妇女，仍然被迫睡在危及生命的“月经小屋”里

尼泊尔中西部的许多妇女，仍然被迫睡在危及生命的“月经小屋”里

Parbati Bogati was 17 years old when she suffocated after lighting a fire while trying to keep warm in a windowless stone hut she was banished to during her period earlier this year – and she wasn’t the first. Just a month before, a 35-year-old mother and her two sons similarly suffocated during “chhuapadi,” an ancient Hindu tradition that forces women to isolate themselves while menstruating.

今年早些时候，波加蒂被驱逐到一间没有窗户的石屋取暖，她在里面生火取暖时窒息而死。就在一个月前，一位35岁的母亲和她的两个儿子同样在“chhuapadi”期间窒息而死。“chhuapadi”是一种古老的印度传统，它迫使妇女在经期时隔离自己。

Now, new research finds that 77 percent of girls living in mid-western Nepal are forced to sleep in “menstruation huts” during their period even though the practice was outlawed in Nepal last year.

现在，一项新的研究发现，在尼泊尔中西部地区，77%的女孩在经期被迫睡在“月经小屋”里，尽管去年在尼泊尔这种做法已经是非法的。

Chhaupadi requires that women on their periods sleep in specially built chhau huts during their period to keep so-called impurities from the home. Scientists in April interviewed 400 adolescent girls in Nepal between the ages of 14 and 19 years old in both urban and rural settings, as well as conducted a focus group of women between the ages of 25 and 45 years of age. (Men and boys were not invited because of the stigma, but the authors recognize the importance of including males in the process.)

Chhaupadi要求经期的妇女在经期期间睡在专门建造的chhau小屋中，以避免所谓的不洁之物进入家中。今年4月，科学家们在尼泊尔采访了400名年龄在14岁至19岁之间的少女，这些少女来自城市和农村地区，并对年龄在25岁至45岁之间的女性进行了重点调查。(男性和男孩没有被邀请，因为这是一种耻辱，但作者认识到在这个过程中包括男性的重要性。)

Three-in-four girls reported practicing chhaupadi even though nearly two-thirds knew that it was illegal. Girls from urban and wealthier households were less likely to practice. Across the board, they reported fears about snakes and animal bites, as well as the possibility of being attacked by a stranger during this time.

尽管近三分之二的女孩知道这是违法的，但仍有四分之三的女孩报告说她们在练习屈步。来自城市和富裕家庭的女孩不太可能这样做。他们全面报告了对蛇和动物咬伤的恐惧，以及在这段时间被陌生人攻击的可能性。