Menstrual Management And Its Effects on Girls' Education, A Case Study of Selected Primary and Secondary Schools in Robongi Sub-county- Tororo

ABSTRACT This study was guided by the topic Menstruation and its effects on girl child formal education in selected primary and secondary schools in Robongi sub-county. The objectives as well are (i) To determine the knowledge girls in Robongi primary and secondary have about menstruation management. (ii) To identify the menstrual management practices by school girls (iii) To identify the effects that are caused by menstruation cycle in relation to attending the classes and (iv) to determine the strategies that can be applied to mitigate the effects of menstruation to the girl. The research design used is quantitative because the questionnaires was used characterized by description in chapter four. The population of the study is 100 respondents, sampled using Solven's formula giving 80 as sample size. Findings the respondents totaling 100% were school girls who were single all the respondents knew what menstruation was as the information was got from the mothers, mainly, however, at schools senior women teachers provided information to girls, however, they were found to be getting information from books. About menstruation management, mainly sanitary towels are used by girls as shown by 86% and it is the mothers other than the fathers who give support to the girls as far as management of MP is concerned. As far as the effects of MP is concerned girls always kept off from school whenever they were in their MP. This therefore means that their performance was always negatively affected as shown by 85%. The girls since they are not supported by their fathers do go into love relationship with boys in order to get money for buying items to use during their MP which may lead to HIV spread. it is therefore called to be costly to manage by girls. Conclusion: from the study, young girls look at menstruation as shocking and cause stigmatization. It is as well costly they therefore end up using unhygienic items such as clothes and even news papers while a way from school. Recommendation, In a nutshell, strengthening of menstrual hygiene management programs at all levels, this right from HHs and at schools should be done. As well as enabling girls access hygienic absorbents and disposal of MHM items need to be addressed targeting both sexes by the people who are supposed to create awareness.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

DECLARATION ......................................................................................................................... i 

APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................... ii 

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................. iv 

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... v 

LIST OF TABLES/ PICHARTS/BAR GROUPHS ...................................................................... ix 

ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................................... x 

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. l 

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1 

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... ! 

1.1 Background of the study .......................................................................................................... 1 

1.1.1 Historical perspective ............................................................................................................. 1 

1.1.2 Theoretical perspective ........................................................................................................... I 

1.1.3 Conceptual perspective ........................................................................................................... 2 

1 . 1.4 Contextual perspective ....................................................................................................... 2 

1.2 Statement of the problem ......................................................................................................... 3 

1.3 Objectives of the study .............................................................................................................. 3 

1.31 General objective ..................................................................................................................... 3 

1.3 Specific objectives .................................................................................................................... 3 

1.4. Research question .................................................................................................................... .4 

1.5 The scope of the study ............................................................................................................. .4 

1.5.1 Geographical scope .............................................................................................................. .4 

1.5.2 Content scope ....................................................................................................................... .4 

1.5.3 Time scope ............................................................................................................................. .4 

1.6 Significance of the study .......................................................................................................... 5 

1.6 Conceptual frameworks ............................................................................................................. 6 

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 7 

LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 7 

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 7 

2.1 The knowledge girls have about menstruation ....................................................................... 7 

2.2 To identify the menstrual management practices applied by school girls .............................. 9 

2.3 To identify the effects caused by Menstruation period to Girls in relation to their 

performance in school. ................................................................................................................... 12 

2.4 To determine the strategies that can be used in order to mitigate the effects of 

Menstruation period on the Girls' Educational Performance ...................................................... 14 

CHEPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................... 15 

METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 15 

3.1 Research design ........................................................................................................................ 15 

3.2 Research population ................................................................................................................. 15 

3.3 Sample size and sampling procedures .................................................................................... 15 

3.32 Sampling procedure .............................................................................................................. 16 

3.4 Research instrument to be used ............................................................................................... 16 

3.5 Quality control methods .......................................................................................................... 17 

3.6 Procedure for data collection ................................................................................................... 17 

3.7 Dataanalysis ............................................................................................................................. 17 

3.8 Ethical consider ........................................................................................................................ 18 

3.9 Limitation of the study ............................................................................................................. 18 

CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................................ 19 

DATA ANALYSIS PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION .................................... 19 

4.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 19 

4.1 Demographic profile of the respondents here gender, age, level of education among others 

were considered vital... ................................................................................................................... 19 

Objective 4.2. To identify the menstrual management practices applied by school girls ......... 26 

Objective 4.3: To identify the effects of the menstrual periods to school girls in Rubongi subcounty- Tororo disirict. .................................................................................................................. 28 

Objective 4.4 To determine the strategies that can be used in order to mitigate the challenges 

school girls face while experiencing menstrual periods .............................................................. 32 

CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 36 

FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................... 36 

5.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 36 

5.1 Findings .................................................................................................................................... 36 

5.2: Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 37 

5.3 Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 38 

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 39