Syed Emdadul Haque|Mahbubur Rahman|Kawashima Itsuko|Mahmuda Mutahara|Kayako Sakisaka
The effect of a school-based educational intervention on menstrual health: an intervention study among adolescent girls in Bangladesh
United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health|University of Chicago Research Bangladesh|Tokyo Medical and Dental University|Honjo International Scholarship Foundation|Wageningen University & Research|Chuo University
assess impact schoolbased menstrual education programme 1 menstrual knowledge beliefs practices 2 menstrual disorders experienced 3 restrictions menstruating adolescentsintervention studyaraihazar area bangladesh416 adolescent female students aged 1116 years grade 68 living parentsa schoolbased health education study conducted april 2012 april 2013we randomly selected 3 26 high schools study area delivered 6 months educational intervention trained obstetrician gynaecologist research assistants ras menstrual hygiene among school girls ras read questionnaire participants answered changes knowledge beliefs practices regarding menstruation menstrual disorders experienced restrictions behaviours practiced menstruating adolescents compared baseline followup assessmentsafter health education participants reported significant improvement p0001 high knowledge beliefs scores compared baseline 51 vs 824 significant improvement also observed overall good menstrual practices 288 vs 889 including improvements using sanitary pads 224 change intervention frequency changing padscloths per day 688 drying used absorbent 776 methods disposing used absorbent 255 cleaning genitalia 192 followup participants reported significant improvements regularity menstrual cycle 945 vs 995 fewer complications menstruation 786 vs 596the programme produced significant changes knowledge beliefs practices menstrual hygiene complications lack hygiene behaviour restrictions menstruating adolescents results demonstrate feasibility implementing health education programme adolescents menstrual hygiene secondary schools serving rural bangladesh