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Frontiers in Reproductive Health· 2026Q1

Positive but insufficient: ghana's attempt at eradicating period-related school absenteeism through sanitary pads provision for schoolgirls

Godfred Bonnah Nkansah, Carlos Vega, Esther Amofa-Adade

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Ghana's free sanitary pad policy, while addressing a part of the problem, is insufficient to eradicate period-related school absenteeism because menstrual discomfort is a more significant driver than pad access.

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Field: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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