‘We Keep It Secret So No One Should Know’ – A Qualitative Study to Explore Young Schoolgirls Attitudes and Experiences with Menstruation in Rural Western Kenya

BACKGROUND: Keeping girls in school offers them protection against early marriage, teen pregnancy, and sexual harms, and enhances social and economic equity. Studies report menstruation exacerbates school-drop out and poor attendance, although evidence is sparse. This study qualitatively examines th...

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Main Authors: Mason, Linda, Nyothach, Elizabeth, Alexander, Kelly, Odhiambo, Frank O., Eleveld, Alie, Vulule, John, Rheingans, Richard, Laserson, Kayla F., Mohammed, Aisha, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828248/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24244435
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079132
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