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Growing up at school: A guide to menstrual management for school girls

This booklet has been written to help school girls manage the critical period when they enter adolescence between the ages of 10 and 14.

Published on 14 September 2011
Citation

Kanyemba, A. (2011). Growing up at school: A guide to menstrual management for school girls. Kanyemba, A. 2011. Growing up at school: A guide to menstrual management for school girls. Water Information Network - South Africa (WIN-SA).

Adolescence is the time during which boys and girls grow from childhood into adulthood and changes take place in their bodies. During this period, known as puberty, menstruation starts in girls.

Originally developed in Zimbabwe, this booklet is available in English, Shona and Ndebele languages.

 

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