Sanitary pad interventions for girls' education in Ghana: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased education of girls in developing contexts is associated with a number of important positive health, social, and economic outcomes for a community. The event of menarche tends to coincide with girls' transitions from primary to secondary education and may constitute a barrier for continued school attendance and performance. Following the MRC Framework for Complex Interventions, a pilot controlled study was conducted in Ghana to assess the role of sanitary pads in girls' education.

Methods

A sample of 120 schoolgirls between the ages of 12 and 18 from four villages in Ghana participated in a non-randomized trial of sanitary pad provision with education. The trial had three levels of treatment: provision of pads with puberty education; puberty education alo

SUBMITTER: Montgomery P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3485220 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature