Sanitary Pads for Girls' Education in Africa

Sanitary Pad Interventions for Girls Education in Africa: A controlled study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201202000361337

Enrollment

120

Registered

2012-02-14

Start date

2008-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Menstruation and school attendance in healthy Ghanian girls

Interventions

Rural pads and education

Periurban pads and education

Periruban education alone

Control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy menstruating girls aged 12 - 18

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pre-menarcheal girls were exlcuded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Teacher reported attendance. Researchers compared official attendance data with actual student attendance data at every site	—

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactLinda Scott

Professor

linda.scott@sbs.ox.ac.uk+44 (0)1865 288800

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026