Education. Period. Developing an acceptable and replicable menstrual hygiene intervention

Development in Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-80

  Wilson, Emily ^a   Reeve, Josephine ^b   Pitt, Alice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Health; Social sector Water and sanitation; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HYGIENE; SANITATION; STUDENT;

KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84899421162     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2014.867305     Document Type: Article

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