Men for Periods; assessing the effectiveness of using male champions in enhancing better menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa County.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202209524746573

Enrollment

300

Registered

2022-09-20

Start date

2022-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

HIV/AIDS Sexually transmited infections

Interventions

Not Applicable

Not applicable

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a. AGYW aged 12 to 24 years. b. Adolescent girls who have ever experienced menstruation c. Young women who are willing and capable of giving their consent to participate in the study d. Parents/ guardians who are willing and capable of giving parental consent for the adolescent girl’s participation in the study. e. AGYW who will reside in the study site during the study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. AGYW below 12 years and those above 24 years of age. b. Adolescent girls who have never experienced menstruation c. AGYW who are not willing and capable of giving their consent to participate in the study d. Parents/ guardians who are not willing and capable of giving parental consent for the adolescent girl’s participation in the study. e. AGYW who will not reside in the study site during the study period

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improved Menstrual Hygiene management among adolescent girls and young women. This will be assessed by a three-way comparison of data in the study groups: i) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting improved Menstrual Hygiene Management in intervention arm one compared to control arm one, ii) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM in intervention arm two compared to control arm two, and iii) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM between intervention arm one compared to intervention arm two.	—

Measure

Time frame

Improved Menstrual Hygiene management among adolescent girls and young women. This will be assessed by a three-way comparison of data in the study groups: i) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting improved Menstrual Hygiene Management in intervention arm one compared to control arm one, ii) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM in intervention arm two compared to control arm two, and iii) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM between intervention arm one compared to intervention arm two.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Reception of the intervention by the targeted population. This will be assessed by looking at the propotionparticipants screened for enrolment and those who are enrolled in the study. 2. Reduced incidence of sex for pads and stigma around Menstrual Hygiene among adolescent girls and young women. This will be assessed by a three-way comparison of data in the study groups: i) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM and not having sex for pads in intervention arm one compared to control arm one, ii) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM and not having sex for pads in intervention arm two compared to control arm two, and iii) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM and not having sex for pads between intervention arm one compared to intervention arm two. 3. Identification of the barriers and facilitators of implementing the intervention. This will be collected from the champions and adolescent girls reached with the intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Reception of the intervention by the targeted population. This will be assessed by looking at the propotionparticipants screened for enrolment and those who are enrolled in the study. 2. Reduced incidence of sex for pads and stigma around Menstrual Hygiene among adolescent girls and young women. This will be assessed by a three-way comparison of data in the study groups: i) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM and not having sex for pads in intervention arm one compared to control arm one, ii) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM and not having sex for pads in intervention arm two compared to control arm two, and iii) Proportion of adolescent girls reporting increased household support on MHM and not having sex for pads between intervention arm one compared to intervention arm two. 3. Identification of the barriers and facilitators of implementing the intervention. This will be collected from the champions and adolescent girls reached with the intervention.

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Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactKawango Agot

Impact Research and Development Organization

kawango@impact-rdo.org+254736505046

Outcome results

None listed

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