No Menstrual Hygiene Products At Schools Causes Girls' Absenteeism: Report
NDTV
"It emerges from our findings that distance from home to school is not as big a deterrent for girls to miss school as is lack of menstrual hygiene management facilities," said reprot.
A report on menstrual hygiene management in India released on Monday found that girls are "fearful" of using school toilets during menstruation owing to lack of water, soap, sanitation and due to missing doors.
According to the report by NGO Sulabh International, the fear provokes absenteeism from schools during their menstrual cycle.
"It emerges from our findings that distance from home to school is not as big a deterrent for girls to miss school as is lack of menstrual hygiene management facilities," it said, adding that it is a "forced choice" for school girls to stay at home during their menstrual cycle.
