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Menstruation, sanitary products, and school attendance: Evidence from a randomized evaluation

Menstruation, sanitary products, and school attendance: Evidence from a randomized evaluation

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Menstruation, sanitary products, and school attendance: Evidence from a randomized evaluation

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Menstruation, sanitary products, and school attendance: Evidence from a randomized evaluation

Publisher

American Economic Association

Journal title

American economic journal. Applied economics, 2011, Vol.3 (1), p.91-100

Language

English

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American Economic Association

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Contents

Policy-makers have cited menstruation and lack of sanitary products as barriers to girls' schooling. We evaluate these claims using a randomized evaluation of sanitary products provision to girls in Nepal. We report two findings. First, menstruation has a very small impact on school attendance. We estimate that girls miss a total of 0.4 days in a 1...

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Menstruation, sanitary products, and school attendance: Evidence from a randomized evaluation

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_871981322

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_871981322

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ISSN

1945-7790,1945-7782

E-ISSN

1945-7790

DOI

10.1257/app.3.1.91

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