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Document Type: Article All Authors / Contributors: P Montgomery Affiliation: Centre for Evidence Based Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. paul.montgomery@spi.ox.ac.uk; CR Ryus; CS Dolan; S Dopson; LM Scott Language Note: English Unique Identifier: 815844119 Awards: 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 alone; or control (no pads or education). The primary outcome was school attendance. RESULTS: After 3 months, providing pads with education significantly improved attendance among participants, (lambda 0.824, F = 3.760, p

Title : Sanitary pad interventions for girls' education in Ghana: a pilot study.
Author : P Montgomery Affiliation: Centre for Evidence Based Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. paul.montgomery@spi.ox.ac.uk; CR Ryus; CS Dolan; S Dopson; LM Scott
Language : en
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