Garazi Zulaika, Elizabeth Nyothach, Anna Maria van Eijk, Duolao Wang, Valarie Opollo, David Obor, Linda Mason, Tao Chen, Emily Kerubo, Boaz Oyaro, Alex Mwaki, Alie Eleveld, Isaac Ngere, Eunice Fwaya, Feiko O Ter Kuile, Daniel Kwaro, Penelope A Phillips-Howard
BACKGROUND: High rates of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) harms and interrupted schooling are global challenges for adolescent girls, requiring effective interventions. We assessed the impact of menstrual cups (MCs) or cash transfers conditioned on school attendance (CCTs), or both, on SRH and schooling outcomes in western Kenya. METHODS: In this cluster-randomised Cups or Cash for Girls (CCG) trial, adolescent girls in Forms two and three at 96 secondary schools in Siaya County (western Kenya) were randomised to receive either CCT, MC, combined CCT and MC, or control (1:1:1:1) for an average of 30 months...
November 2023: EClinicalMedicine