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Table 4 Availability of WASH facilities for supporting menstruating girls assessed by observation in four secondary schools in Mwanza during pilot intervention

From: A multifaceted menstrual health intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes and menstrual practices among secondary schoolgirls in Northwest Tanzania: a pilot intervention study

 

Baseline

Midline

Endline

Toilets or latrines were available at the school

4 (100%)

4 (100%)

4 (100%)

Toilets or latrines at school provided privacy for menstruating girls*

1 (25%)

3 (75%)

3 (75%)

School had a dedicated convenience/ changing room for girls with a lockable door

1 (25%)

4 (100%)

4 (100%)

Was the convenience/ changing room at the school functional?

0 (0%)

4 (100%)

4(100%)

Disposable mechanisms for menstrual waste was available at the school

1 (25%)

2(50%)

2(50%)

The school had handwashing facilities

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

The main water source for the school was found within the school grounds†

3 (75%)

3(75%)

3 (75%)

Water was available at the main source all the time

3 (75%)

3(75%)

3 (75%)

  1. * Toilets or latrines were exclusively for girls’ use, had a full door, was lockable from inside, and had high walls and a roof. † One school had no specific main source of water in or outside the school ground, students fetched water from different sources