Effect of menstruation on girls and their schooling, and facilitators of menstrual hygiene management in schools: surveys in government schools in three states in India, 2015

Sivakami, Muthusamy; Maria van Eijk, Anna; Thakur, Harshad; Kakade, Narendra; A. Patil, Chetan; Shinde, Sharayu; Surani, Nikita; Bauman, Ashley; Zulaika, Garazi; Kabir, Yusuf; Dobhal, Arun; Singh, Prathiba; Tahiliani Bharathy Tahiliani, Bharathy; Mason, Linda; Alexander, Kelly; Bora Thakkar, Mamita; F. Laserson, Kayla; A. Phillips‐Howard, Penelope

doi:10.7189/jogh.09.010408

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Effect of menstruation on girls and their schooling, and facilitators of menstrual hygiene management in schools: surveys in government schools in three states in India, 2015

Published in Journal of Global Health • Dec 7, 2018

Authors:

Muthusamy Sivakami

Anna Maria van Eijk

Harshad Thakur

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lack of menstrual knowledge, poor access to sanitary products and a non-facilitating school environment can make it difficult for girls to attend school. In India, interventions have been developed to reduce the burden of menstruation for school girls by government and non-governmental o...

Subject

Menstruation

Menarche

Medicine

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