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| Title |
Sanitary Pad Interventions for Girls' Education in Ghana: A Pilot Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0048274 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Paul Montgomery, Caitlin R. Ryus, Catherine S. Dolan, Sue Dopson, Linda M. Scott |
| Abstract |
Increased education of girls in developing contexts is associated with a number of important positive health, social, and economic outcomes for a community. The event of menarche tends to coincide with girls' transitions from primary to secondary education and may constitute a barrier for continued school attendance and performance. Following the MRC Framework for Complex Interventions, a pilot controlled study was conducted in Ghana to assess the role of sanitary pads in girls' education. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 66 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 15 | 23% |
| Ghana | 5 | 8% |
| United States | 5 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 6% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |
| Estonia | 1 | 2% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 32 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 58 | 88% |
| Scientists | 5 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 405 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 399 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 108 | 27% |
| Student > Bachelor | 52 | 13% |
| Researcher | 45 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 4% |
| Other | 53 | 13% |
| Unknown | 94 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 88 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 59 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 41 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 19 | 5% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 15 | 4% |
| Other | 73 | 18% |
| Unknown | 110 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 79. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 January 2024.
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#2,913
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#119
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