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Menstrual hygiene management in public high schools in Ghana

Aseweh Abor, Patience.
African Health Sciences; 22 (1), 2022
in the ten (10) regions of Ghana. The findings showed that most girls in Public Senior High Schools in Ghana had prior knowledge about menstruation from their mothers and sisters prior to menarche. It was revealed that majority of the girls mentioned hormones as the cause of menstruation, whilst others m...
Menstruation, Hormones, Uterus, Urinary Bladder, Vagina, Fear, Anxiety, Cisgender Persons, Education, Primary and Secondary, Ghana
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The relationship between menstrual hygiene management, practices, and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Johannesburg, South Africa

Khamisa, N; Nanji, N; Tshuma, N; Kagura, J.
S. Afr. j. child health (Online); 16 (1), 2022
Background. Factors associated with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and practices affect school absenteeism, with up to 7 million girls missing 25% of their given school year each month in South Africa (SA). Objective. To identify the most significant factors associated with MHM and practices affectin...
Menstruation, Menstrual Hygiene Products, Schools, Absenteeism, Adolescent
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