Menstrual hygiene management in public high schools in Ghana
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Authors
Abor, Patience Aseweh
Issue Date
2022-03
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Menstrual Hygiene Management , Menstruation , Public Schools
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Abstract
in the ten (10) regions of Ghana. The findings showed that most girls in Public Senior High Schools in Ghana had prior knowledge about menstruation from their mothers and sisters prior to menarche. It was revealed that majority of the girls mentioned hormones as the cause of menstruation, whilst others mentioned the uterus, bladder, vagina, and other parts of the female reproductive system. A few of them had no idea what causes menstruation. The findings again revealed that most girls use sanitary pads, while some use other materials during menstruation. Less than half of the sample of girls in this study were able to change their pads twice daily or more. About half of the girls cleansed their genital parts only when bathing during menstruation using soup and water mostly. Half of the schools used pblic tap/standpipe as their main source of water and the rest used other sources of water. Also, most schools have toilet facilities. Some useful recommendations are proffered with the aim of improving MHM in public high schools in Ghana.
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Citation
Abor P. A. (2022). Menstrual hygiene management in public high schools in Ghana. African health sciences, 22(1), 88–91. https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i1.11
Publisher
African Health Science