Towards a sustainable solution for school menstrual hygiene management: Cases of Ethiopia, Uganda, South-Sudan, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe

Waterlines

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 92-102

  Tamiru, Selamawit ^a   Mamo, Kuribachew ^a   Acidria, Pasquina ^b   Mushi, Rozalia ^c   Ali, Chemisto Satya ^d   Ndebele, Lindiwe ^e  

^a SNV Netherlands Development Organization   (Ethiopia)

^b Child Friendly Schools Projects of Eastern Equatorial State in South Sudan   (South Africa)

^c GiC Menstrual Hygiene Management Project Child Friendly Schools Projects of Eastern Equatorial State in South Sudan   (South Africa)

^d GiC Menstrual Hygiene and Management Project   (Uganda)

^e GiC Menstrual Hygiene Management Project   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Africa; Girls' school attendance; Menstrual hygiene management; SNV; WASH in School

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; WOMENS HEALTH;

AFRICA; ASIA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84929224629     PISSN: 02628104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3362/1756-3488.2015.009     Document Type: Article

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