| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Study Withdrawn | Before | After No |
| Field Intervention Completion Date | Before | After March 31, 2020 |
| Field Data Collection Complete | Before | After Yes |
| Field Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) | Before | After 1577 workers |
| Field Was attrition correlated with treatment status? | Before | After No |
| Field Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations | Before | After 1577 workers |
| Field Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms | Before | After Equally split into 1) control, 2) Pads only, 3) Info only, 4) Pads + Info |
| Field Data Collection Completion Date | Before | After February 28, 2021 |
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Paper Abstract | Before | After Menstrual hygiene practices in low-income countries are often limited by lack of finance and information, with potentially adverse consequences for women’s well-being and workplace outcomes. In a randomized controlled trial with around 1,900 female workers from four Bangladeshi garment factories, we relax both constraints individually and jointly by providing free sanitary pads and information on hygienic menstrual practices. Both access to sanitary pads and information improve menstrual practices, either by the adoption of new products, or by knowledge gains and improved use of traditional materials, and both interventions improve health outcomes. However, these positive effects do not translate to better labor outcomes, such as earnings and work attendance. |
| Field Paper Citation | Before | After Czura, Kristina, Andreas Menzel, Martina Miotto (2023): Improved menstrual health and the workplace: An RCT with female Bangladeshi garment workers. Accepted, Journal of Development Economics |
| Field Paper URL | Before | After https://www.sciencedirect.com/user/identity/landing?code=WvfrJeyVG5ByKzBbqatcjrsw6EaKgg8r2Vg3V7Xb&state=retryCounter%3D0%26csrfToken%3D3b4c25e9-f4e1-431c-a559-588893875e8e%26idpPolicy%3Durn%253Acom%253Aelsevier%253Aidp%253Apolicy%253Aproduct%253Ainst_assoc%26returnUrl%3D%252Fscience%252Farticle%252Fabs%252Fpii%252FS030438782300130X%26prompt%3Dnone%26cid%3Darp-e86c4e7b-a474-40a9-99c6-13b306fbebbf |