Menstrual hygiene in Ugandan schools: An investigation of low-cost sanitary pads

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-58

  Crofts, Tracey ^b   Fisher, Julie ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Girls; Hygiene; Menstruation; Pads; Sanitation; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871065302     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2012.067     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Bharadwaj, S. & Patkar, A. 2004 Menstrual Hygiene and Management in Developing Countries: Taking Stock. Social Junction, India. Available from: www.mum.org/menhydev.htm (accessed 6 April 2011).
2. Crofts, T. 2010 Will they cotton on? An investigation into schoolgirls use of low-cost sanitary pads in Uganda. MSc Dissertation, WEDC, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
3. Grant, M., Lloyd, C. & Mensch, B. 2004 Gender, Absenteeism and Menstruation: Evidence from Rural Malawi. Population Association of America 2010 Annual Meeting Program, Texas, April 15-17 2010. Available from: http://paa2010.princeton.edu/abstractViewer.aspx?SubmissionId=101820 (accessed 24 January 2012).
4. Irura, C. 2008 Women, water and sanitation: going the extra mile. Pambazuka News 379, 10 June 2008. Available from: www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/48637# (accessed 18 March 2009).
5. Judah, G., Aunger, R., Schmidt, W., Michie, S., Granger, S. & Curtis, V. 2009 Experimental pretesting of hand-washing interventions in a natural setting. Am. J. Public Health 99 (S2), S405-S411.
6. Kinoti, K. 2008 Interview with Shiphrah Gichaga of the Forum for African Women Educationalists Kenya Chapter (FAWEK). Resource Net Friday File Issue 231, June 2005. Available from: www.awid.org/Library/Menstruation-and-genderdisparities-in-education (accessed 17 March 2010).
7. Kitchen, R. & Tate, N. 2000 Conducting Research into Human Geography: Theory, Methodology and Practice. Prentice Hall, Essex.
8. Morella, E., Foster, V. & Banerjee, S. 2008 Climbing the Ladder: The State of Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic. The World Bank, Washington DC.
9. Myers, B. 1999 Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development. Orbis, New York.
10. Oster, E. & Thornton, R. 2011 Menstruation, sanitary products and school attendance: evidence from a randomized evaluation. Am. Econ. J. Appl. Econ. 3 (1), 91-100.
11. Scott, L., Dopson, S., Montgomery, P., Dolan, C. & Ryus, C. 2009 Impact of Providing Sanitary Pads to Poor Girls in Africa. Oxford University, Oxford.
12. Seymour, K. 2009 Bangladesh: Tackling Menstrual Hygiene Taboos. Sanitation and Hygiene Case Study 10. UNICEF, New York.
13. Sommer, M. 2010 Putting menstrual hygiene management on to the school water and sanitation agenda. Waterlines 29 (4), 268-278.
14. Stewart, J. & Mutunga, P. 2007 Life skills, sexual maturation and sanitation: what's (not) happening in our schools - an exploratory study from Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Afr. Stud. Rev. 50, 199-201.
15. Tjon Ten, V. 2007 Menstrual Hygiene: A Neglected Condition for the Achievement of Several Millennium Development Goals. Europe External Policy Advisors, Netherlands.
16. United Nations 2011 Millennium Development Goals. Available from: www.un.org/millenniumgoals (accessed 6 April 2011).
17. Verdemato, T. 2005 Responding to Women's Menstrual Hygiene Needs in Emergencies: A Case Study from Katakwi, Uganda. MSc Thesis, Cranfield University, UK.