Menstrual Pain Management, School Absenteeism and Educational Performance Among Adolescent Students: Cross‐Sectional Mixed‐Methods Analysis Nested Within a Cluster Randomised Trial
Menstrual pain without effective relief was associated with increased school absenteeism. There is a need to improve the uptake of effective pain relief strategies in Ugandan schools and similar settings.
Authors
- Denis Ndekezi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9875-1667)
- Kate Andrews Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7747-1482)
- Sophie Belfield
- Prossy Namirembe
- Helen A. Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-7936)
- Shamirah Nakalema
- Christopher Baleke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0731-6983)
- Denis Ssenyondwa
- Katherine Thomas
- Belen Torondel‐Lopez
- Beatrice Nanyonga
- Ronald Kyasanku
- Esther Martha Haruri
- Alice Nassanga
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- International Community of Women Living with HIV (UG)
- Uganda Media Women’s Association (UG)
- New York State University College of Human Ecology (US)
- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70094
- Primary Topic
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Medical Research Council