Role of Schools in Promoting Proper Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices among Schoolgirls in Ghana
Published: 2023-04-24
Page: 74-76
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 1]
Abdul-Mumin Amankwa *
College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Nalerigu, North East Region, Ghana.
Abdulai Kojo Mohammed
College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Nalerigu, North East Region, Ghana.
Josephine Ajigewe Abacheng
College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Nalerigu, North East Region, Ghana.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Role of Schools in Promoting Proper Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices among Schoolgirls in Ghana”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
Keywords: Menstrual hygiene management, menstrual products, sanitation
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