Menstrual health
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Control:
This will be a pure control that participates in the survey, but receives no intervention.
Group 2: Provision of 2 reusable sanitary pads plus information sheet:
The survey will be p
Sponsors
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
10 Years to 19 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The following inclusion criteria are those for the overall DASH cohort, with the addition of restricting the RCT to female participants between ages 10 and 19 years: ? Study participant is between ages 10 and 19 years; ? Study participant is female; ? Study participant has reached menarche; ? Minors (i.e. less than 18 years of age): the parents or guardians provide written informed consent, and the minor participant provides informed assent; ? Adults (i.e. 18 years of age and above): provides written informed consent; and, ? Study participant is a resident of the study area and intends to stay in the study area for the duration of the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following exclusion criteria are those for the overall DASH cohort: ? Participants who do not meet the above-listed criteria will be excluded; ? Participants with chronic illnesses will be excluded since it may hinder their autonomy; ? Participants whose capacity to make meaningful decisions is in question because they are "cognitively impaired”; ? Individuals with communication difficulties. The only additional criteria applied specifically for this randomized trial is that the participant will be excluded from analysis if she does not respond to the questions that are used to generate the outcome measures.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Survey items: Self-reported school attendance during menstruation (cross-sectionally at a later point in the survey, and again 1 year after intervention is provided, when the next wave of the survey is administered). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Survey items: Sufficiency of available menstrual hygiene products (cross-sectionally at a later point in the survey, and again 1 year after intervention is provided, when the next wave of the survey is administered); Self-efficacy in menstrual management (cross-sectionally at a later point in the survey, and again 1 year after intervention is provided, when the next wave of the survey is administered); Reason for school absenteeism during menstruation (cross-sectionally at a later point in the survey, and again 1 year after intervention is provided, when the next wave of the survey is administered); Urogenital irritations and infections (1 year after intervention is provided, when the next wave of the survey is administered). | — |
Countries
Uganda
Contacts
Public ContactDorit Ann
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health
Outcome results
None listed