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Does Menstrual Hygiene Matter? Investigating the Impact of a Menstrual Hygiene Program on Ugandan Girls' School Absenteeism

NCT02243488 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2016-03-16

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Summary

This study builds on the pilot work of the Irise research group to investigate the impact of menstrual hygiene interventions on East African girls' school attendance, activities of daily living and self-esteem. The trial will be carried out in 40 schools to either intervention or control arms. Schools will receive a menstrual hygiene program, including the distribution of reusable sanitary pads and menstrual health education. The impact of the programme on girls' school attendance will be monitored using the validated Irise questionnaire and school registers. The impact of the programme on activities of daily living during menstruation and self-esteem during menstruation will also be measured using the Irise Questionnaire and explored using focus groups.

Conditions

  • Menstrual Hygiene Management

Interventions

DEVICE

Irise Easy Pad & Menstrual Health Education

Reusable manufactured sanitary pad produced by Irise Uganda Limited and education sessions provided by qualified menstrual health educators

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Irise International

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emily Wilson-Smith, BA, MBChB · Irise International

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Uganda

Study Locations

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