EFFECTS OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN THE TAMALE METROPOLIS

Menstruation is a default physiological and biological aspect of females at their reproductive age. Menstruation and girl child academic performance is a public health issue in developing countries including Ghana. The relationship between menstruation and the academic performance of girls is very important and needs to be addressed in detail. This study therefore sought to investigate the effects of menstrual hygiene on the academic performance of Junior high school girls in the Tamale metropolis. The study used a school based cross sectional study with the mixed method approach. A total of 388 and 44 girls were recruited for quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed using SPSS and thematic content analysis respectively. p value less than 0.05 was pegged as the significant level. Majority of the respondents (93.8%) have heard about menstruation through the classroom (56.7%), friends (32.7%) and the media (10.7%). overall, 86.6% of girls had good knowledge about menstruation. The study established significant association between knowledge about menstruation and form/class (p

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APA

S., N (2024). EFFECTS OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN THE TAMALE METROPOLIS. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-menstrual-hygiene-management-on-academic-performance-of-junior-high-school-girls-in-the-tamale-metropolis

MLA 8th

S., Nuhu "EFFECTS OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN THE TAMALE METROPOLIS" Afribary. Afribary, 16 Jul. 2024, https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-menstrual-hygiene-management-on-academic-performance-of-junior-high-school-girls-in-the-tamale-metropolis. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.

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S., Nuhu . "EFFECTS OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN THE TAMALE METROPOLIS". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Jul. 2024. Web. 16 Sep. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-menstrual-hygiene-management-on-academic-performance-of-junior-high-school-girls-in-the-tamale-metropolis >.

Chicago

S., Nuhu . "EFFECTS OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN THE TAMALE METROPOLIS" Afribary (2024). Accessed September 16, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-menstrual-hygiene-management-on-academic-performance-of-junior-high-school-girls-in-the-tamale-metropolis