Publications by authors named "C Tanton"
Article Synopsis
- Improving menstrual health is crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals related to health, education, and gender equality, especially for schoolgirls in low and middle-income countries, where challenges like inadequate menstrual materials and societal taboos hinder their participation and well-being.
- A study in Mwanza, Tanzania, involved 486 girls and assessed their menstrual practices through a questionnaire, focusing on needs related to menstrual material management and the school environment.
- Results showed many girls faced challenges: 75% reported pain, 39% experienced anxiety, and 16% missed school due to menstruation, with low satisfaction in meeting their menstrual needs as indicated by the Menstrual Practices and Needs Scale scores.
Introduction: No whole-school interventions which seek to reduce physical, sexual and emotional violence from peers, intimate partners and teachers have been trialled with adolescents. Here, we report a protocol for a pilot trial of the Good School Toolkit-Secondary Schools intervention, to be tested in Ugandan secondary schools. Our main objectives are to (1) refine the intervention, (2) to understand feasibility of delivery of the intervention and (3) to explore design parameters for a subsequent phase III trial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Adaptation is a key strategy to extend the reach of evidence-based interventions to prevent violence in new populations, but there is a dearth of practical case examples. The Good School Toolkit was developed by Ugandan NGO Raising Voices for use in primary schools (GST-P). We describe our systematic approach to adapting the GST-P for use in secondary schools in Uganda, and reflect on the utility of the process as well as limitations of existing adaptation frameworks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdolescent girls face social, psychological, and physical problems managing menstruation in schools in low-resource settings. This study aimed to evaluate the social and physical menstrual health environment of secondary schools in Wakiso and Kalungu districts, Uganda, in preparation for a subsequent menstrual health intervention trial to improve education, health and wellbeing. We conducted a qualitative rapid assessment in 75 secondary schools in Uganda.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) includes sexual, physical or psychological violence occurring in and around schools often perpetrated by teachers or peers. In this review, we focus on studies comparing how data collection methodologies affect children's disclosures of SRGBV.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review, searching nine databases for studies from high, middle and low-income countries using search terms related to violence, disclosure and data collection methodology.