Table 1 Standard search terms

1

Menarche and menstruation

Menarche OR Menarc* OR Menstrua* OR Menses*

AND

2

Social and cultural beliefs and practices

Social* OR Cultur* OR Custom* OR Belief* OR Folk* OR Ceremon* OR Taboo* OR Practic* OR Tradition*

AND

3

Women’s health and wellbeing

Wom#n OR menstrua* OR health* OR hygiene* OR

wellbeing*

AND

4

Pacific Island Countries and Territories

Pacific* OR Melanesia* OR Micronesia* OR Polynesia* OR Samoa* OR Cook* or Fiji* OR Guam* OR Kiribati* OR Marshall* OR Nauru* OR Caledonia* OR Niue* OR Mariana* OR Palau* OR "Papua New Guinea" OR Solomon* OR Tokelau* OR Tonga* OR Tuvalu* OR Vanuatu* OR "Wallis Futuna"