Capturing girls’ voiced experiences of the transition through puberty and menstrual onset through the use of participatory methods is critical and long overdue. Coupled with demographic and quantitative data it enables generalisation of findings to national education and adolescent health policy. The subject of this paper is to offer a review of the evidence to date on menstrual-hygiene management research, programming and policy, as well as on remaining gaps in menstrual-related research and recommended methodological approaches.
SOMMER, M. (2010): Utilizing Participatory and Quantitative Methods for Effective Menstrual-Hygiene Management Related Policy and Planning. (= Paper for the UNICEF-GPIA Conference 2010 ). New York: Mailman School for Public Health URL [Accessed: 05.08.2013]