- Title
- Social and structural barriers related to menstruation across diverse schools in the Eastern Cape
- Creator
- Macleod, Catriona I, Du Toit, Ryan, Paphitis, Sharli A, Kelland, Lindsay
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/444385
- Identifier
- vital:74224
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-educat-v40-n3-a9"
- Description
- The barriers to education associatedwith menstruation vary from country to countryand within countries. We report on a cross-sectional survey conducted in diverse schools in 2districts of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Using multi-stage sampling(stratified random sampling of schools, and purposive sampling of Grade 11 female-identifiediilearners), we accessed1,035 respondents with an average age of 17.2 years. Respondents completed a questionnaire developed from previous questionnaires and our readings of the literature. We report here on results pertaining to the social and structural barriers relatedto menstruation. Just over one fifth of young womeniiiacross the whole sample reported missing an average of 1.8 days of school per menstrual cycle, while a significant minority reportedrestrictions related to sporting and classroom activities. Results show, contrary to expectations, that young womenattending under-resourced schools report missing fewer days than young womenattending resourced schools, despite young womenin under-resourced schools experiencing inadequate sanitationfacilities and feeling unsafeusingthese facilities. This research indicates the importance of recognising social as well as structural features when considering the gendered barriers to education that menstruation may represent.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (9 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Sabinet
- Language
- English
- Relation
- South African Journal of Education, Macleod, C.I., Du Toit, R., Paphitis, S. and Kelland, L., 2020. Social and structural barriers related to menstruation across diverse schools in the Eastern Cape. South African Journal of Education, 40(3), pp.1-9, South African Journal of Education volume 40 number 3 p. 1 2020 2076-3433
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- Closed Access
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RU Community Engagement Division
Paphitis, Sharli Anne (Dr)
Macleod, Catriona Ida (Distinguished Professor)
Kelland, Lindsay (Dr)
RU Department of Psychology
SDG 03. Good Health and Well-Being
RU Department of Philosophy
SDG 10. Reduced Inequalities
SDG 05. Gender Equality
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