The impact of Menstrual Hygiene Management and gender on psychosocial outcomes for adolescent girls in Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13899264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire Fialkov (0000-0002-3326-9685, Clinical Psychology Department, William James College, Newton, MA, United States, corresponding author), David Haddad (Counseling Psychology, William James College, Newton, MA, United States), Adetutu Ajibose (William James College, Newton, MA, United States), Charlotte Le Flufy (Procter and Gamble (P&G) 47, Geneva, Switzerland), Mary Ndung’u (The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network), Mary Ndungu (The Bethel Network, Nairobi, Kenya), Robert Kibuga (The Bethel Network, Nairobi, Kenya) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 172-184 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Adolescence and Youth (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-3843 • E-ISSN: 2164-4527 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02673843.2021.1898424 |
| OpenAlex | W3153084324 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
This research measures the psychosocial impact of a Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) program in Kenya by assessing change in self-efficacy, authenticity, and hope in adolescent girls. Trained researchers administered baseline and end-line assessments, 16 weeks apart, to 311 participants in the Always Keeping Girls in School Program. The schools were assigned to one of three program versions: only period products, only menstrual health education, or both menstrual health education and period products; in all-girls or coed classes. When girls received MHM education and pads in coed classes, there was no change in their self-efficacy or hope scores, but in all-girls classes, self-efficacy and hope scores significantly increased. Authenticity in girls decreased in coed classes unless period products were distributed, and then girl’s authenticity scores increased. The role of gender in assessing change in self-efficacy, authenticity and hope has provided a useful frame for evaluating MHM programming
Developmental psychology · Girl · Health education · Hygiene · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Public health · Self-efficacy · Clinical Psychology · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Medicine · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Nursing · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |