Home›Sources›A Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal (PLOS ONE, Thakuri et al. 2021)SourcesA Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal (PLOS ONE, Thakuri et al. 2021)PLOS ONECitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "A Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal (PLOS ONE, Thakuri et al. 2021)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/chhaupadi-adolescent-girls-nepal-plos-one-thakuri-2021.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). A Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal (PLOS ONE, Thakuri et al. 2021). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/chhaupadi-adolescent-girls-nepal-plos-one-thakuri-2021Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-a-harmful-religio-cultural-practice-chha, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {A Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal (PLOS ONE, Thakuri et al. 2021)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/chhaupadi-adolescent-girls-nepal-plos-one-thakuri-2021}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThakuri, Thapa, Singh, Khanal and Khatri, "A Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal: Prevalence and Policies for Eradication," PLOS ONE 16(9):e0256968, 2021.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A peer reviewed article in PLOS ONE, an established open-access journal with an editorial and peer review process; this atlas's top tier for independent scholarly publication.NotesWell-attestedThakuri, Thapa, Singh, Khanal and Khatri's 2021 PLOS ONE study of Chhaupadi prevalence among adolescent girls in far-western Nepal, 16(9):e0256968. Used here for the article's own etymology finding, that the word derives from a local Raute dialect term for an unclean or untouchable state, not for any claim about ancient scriptural origin, which the article does not make.CitationAuthorWell-attestedDipendra S Thakuri, Roshan K Thapa, Samikshya Singh, Geha N Khanal, Resham B KhatriPublisherWell-attestedPLOS ONEPublication YearWell-attested2021URLWell-attestedhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256968Source TypeWell-attestedpeer-reviewed articleCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithNepal, Countries Well-attested This source names Nepal directly: "Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal: Prevalence and Policies for Eradication," PLOS ONE 16(9):e0256968, 2021."Source A Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal (PLOS ONE, Thakuri et al. 2021)Dipendra S Thakuri, Roshan K Thapa, Samikshya Singh, Geha N Khanal, Resham B Khatritier 1Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.Practices, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested9PracticesChhaupadiSourcesA Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal (PLOS ONE, Thakuri et al. 2021)Holds1SourcesA Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal (PLOS ONE, Thakuri et al. 2021)General References1PracticesChhaupadiComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year