Theme: ‘Girl students academic performance and school attendance is affected by lack of knowledge, sanitary materials and lack of facilities at schools’ | |||||
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Categories | 1-Poor knowledge about menstruation | 2-Unreadiness during menstruation | 3-Influence on academic performance | 4-Reasons of school absenteeism | 5- Reasons of school dropout |
Codes | No prior knowledge about menstruation | Afraid to use sanitary pad in school | Class concentration | Lack of school facilities | Fear of sudden bleeding |
Misperceptions | Knowledge gap on how to use sanitary pad | Class participation | Fear of unexpected bleeding | Lack of material or pad | |
Shocked | Ashamed to buy sanitary pad | School absenteeism | Lack of material or pad | Lack of knowledge | |
Scared | Unavailability of sanitary pad | School dropout | Embarrassment | Embarrassment | |
Disclosure | Malpractices | Missing exam | Pain | ||
High cost |