Asian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Role of Schools in Promoting Proper Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices among Schoolgirls in Ghana

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.

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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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