Menstrual cups and sanitary pads to reduce school attrition, and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility study in rural Western Kenya

A. Phillips-Howard, Penelope; Nyothach, Elizabeth; T. ter Kuile, F.; Omoto, Jackton; Wang, Duolao; Zeh, C.; O. Onyango, Clayton; Mason, Linda; T. Alexander, Kelly; Odhiambo, Frank; Eleveld, Alie; I. Mohammed, Aisha; V. van Eijk, A.; T. Edwards, R.; M. Vulule, John; Faragher, B.; F. Laserson, Kayla

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013229

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Menstrual cups and sanitary pads to reduce school attrition, and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility study in rural Western Kenya

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Penelope A. Phillips-Howard

Elizabeth Nyothach

F. T. ter Kuile

Abstract

Objectives Conduct a feasibility study on the effect of menstrual hygiene on schoolgirls' school and health (reproductive/sexual) outcomes. Design 3-arm single-site open cluster randomised controlled pilot study. Setting 30 primary schools in rural western Kenya, within a Health and Demographic Surv...

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Medicine

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