The enabling environment for menstrual health and hygiene: case study - Kenya
Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is essential to the well-being and empowerment of women and adolescent girls.
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Experiences of menstruation and schooling among female adolescents in Peru: contributions from an ecological and gender perspective
This study focuses on the relationship between menstruation and the schooling experience of female adolescents in Peru from an ecological and gender approach.
Evaluation of a menstrual hygiene intervention in urban and rural schools in Bangladesh: a pilot study
We conducted a pilot study to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a multi-component intervention intended to support menstruating girls; improve menstrual care knowledge, practices, and comfort; and increase school attendance.
Breaking down menstrual barriers in Bangladesh: Cluster RCT evidence on school attendance and psychosocial outcomes of adolescent girls
Girls’ poor ability to manage menstrual health (MH) imposes barriers to education and general wellbeing, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Effects of sanitary pad distribution and reproductive health education on upper primary school attendance and reproductive health knowledge and attitudes in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Adolescent girls face a range of challenges that may compromise their chances of completing school or their sexual and reproductive health.
Periods in a pandemic: menstrual hygiene management in the time of COVID-19
This report looks at how the current implications of COVID-19 is exacerbating key challenges for people who menstruate around the world and provides recommendations on how to include menstrual hygiene management (MHM) within a COVID-19 response.
Girls’ right to education: a study of what impact menstruation has on female school participation in Zimbabwe
Educating girls has been argued to be a key contributor to a healthier and more affluent nation.
The precocious period: the impact of early menarche on schooling in India
Improvements in childhood nutrition increase schooling and economic returns in later life in a virtuous cycle. However, better nutrition also leads to an earlier onset of menstruation (menarche).
Pupil absenteeism, measurement, and menstruation: Evidence from Kenya
Impact evaluations focused on school absenteeism commonly use school records of untested quality or expensive spot-check data.
Menstrual health and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Uganda (MENISCUS): A feasibility study
Management of menstruation can present substantial challenges to girls in low-income settings.