2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.07.006
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It’s a girl thing: Menstruation, school attendance, spatial mobility and wider gender inequalities in Kenya

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“…WASH data were also only collected from schools and not from households where girls reside, limiting the interpretation of associations between school WASH facilities and poor MHM, as poor WASH facilities at home may also play a role in determining MHM practices, as discussed above. Assessing the quality of school participation and performance as outcomes may have strengthened our study and permitted a more nuanced understanding of the impact of poor MHM on educational outcomes, beyond absenteeism . Additionally, there is a need to assess the impacts of poor MHM on other outcomes such as psychosocial wellbeing and mental health, which is often overlooked.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…WASH data were also only collected from schools and not from households where girls reside, limiting the interpretation of associations between school WASH facilities and poor MHM, as poor WASH facilities at home may also play a role in determining MHM practices, as discussed above. Assessing the quality of school participation and performance as outcomes may have strengthened our study and permitted a more nuanced understanding of the impact of poor MHM on educational outcomes, beyond absenteeism . Additionally, there is a need to assess the impacts of poor MHM on other outcomes such as psychosocial wellbeing and mental health, which is often overlooked.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, wider discussions on women's reproductive health have tended to focus on aspects of sexual health and birth control rather than the menopause. WASH research has a growing body of work on MHM for adolescent girls) (Jewitt and Ryley, 2014;Crofts and Fisher, 2012). However, MHM for PM women, with different needs to younger women, is ignored.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Emphasizing linkages between girl's absence from school and poor sanitation provision, several studies in Sub-Sahara Africa have highlighted every day challenges associated with managing menstruation in school environments. Jewitt and Ryley [2014] In a study carried out in Tanzania Sommer [2010] indicated difficulties associated with lack of access to private toilets with water supplies, sanitary products, painkillers for menstrual cramps, and spare clothes if leaks occur. Long school hours (typically 8 in Kenya) that increase the risk of leaks, teasing by boys around the toilet areas add to shame and embarrassment experienced by girls.…”
Section: Health Ailments That Affect School Attendance and Participatmentioning
confidence: 99%