Menstrual health intervention and school attendance in Uganda (MENISCUS-2): a pilot intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Achieving good menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is a public health challenge and there is little evidence to inform interventions. The aim of this study was to pilot test an intervention to improve MHH and school attendance in Uganda, in preparation for a future cluster-randomised trial.

Design

Longitudinal study with pre-post evaluation of a pilot intervention.

Setting

Two secondary schools in Entebbe, Uganda.

Participants

Of the 473 eligible students in secondary 2 (S2) at baseline, 450 (95.1%; 232 girls and 218 boys) consented/assented. 369 students (188 girls; 81.0%; and 181 boys; 83.0%) participated in the endline survey.

Intervention

The intervention comprised training teachers to improve delivery of government guidelines for puberty e

SUBMITTER: Kansiime C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044877 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature