Global Communities is\u00a0pleased to share\u00a0a new research and learning brief\u00a0\u201cImproving School Attendance and Positive Feelings about Menstruation for Girls in Ghana through a Holistic Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management Approach.\u201d\u00a0The brief is based on findings from a 6 month pilot project and survey conducted by the Ghana WASH 4 Health Program, with technical support from Be Girl, a mission driven US-based social enterprise that creates innovative, reusable menstrual protection products and age-appropriate menstrual education methodologies.<\/p>\n
Key Findings from this research included:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Girls reporting difficulties in attending schools was reduced from 47% to 10% as a result of the pilot intervention, suggesting that a holistic MHH approach, that includes providing sustainable period products and education effectively reduced barriers to girls\u2019 school attendance.
\n\u2022 As a result of the intervention, 92% of girls reported positive feelings about menstruation and 88% of boys reported feeling more comfortable around girls during their period, suggesting that SmartCycle\u00ae MHH education increased boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 awareness of reproductive growth and menstruation as natural biological processes.
\n\u2022 The intervention was similarly impactful in rural and urban areas, with students in both regions experiencing a roughly five fold decrease in reported difficulties attending school during menstruation. However, there is an underlying rural-urban divide, with 58% of girls in rural areas reporting difficulties attending school prior to the intervention, as compared to 41% of girls in urban areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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