School closure has led to an increment in teenage pregnancies and early marriages in Uganda. Most school-going girls are becoming pregnant, and some of them are forced to get married at an early age because their parents cannot take care of them and the unborn baby. The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), defines teenage pregnancy […]
Menstrual Management among school girls in Uganda
Around 3000 days of menstruation occurs in an average woman’s lifetime. During menstruation girls and women face both practical and strategic gender problems. These have negative impacts for their personal lives and development opportunities: restrictions on work and mobility, increased fears and tensions, early marriage, early and premature childbirth and higher infant mortality, and potential […]