Evaluating the impact of providing sanitary pads and menstrual health sensitisation on the overall scholastic performance of teenage girls & sensitivity index for high school boys.
Last registered on December 16, 2019
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Title
Evaluating the impact of providing sanitary pads and menstrual health sensitisation on the overall scholastic performance of teenage girls & sensitivity index for high school boys.
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005184
Initial registration date
December 16, 2019
Last updated
December 16, 2019 11:11 AM EST
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Primary Investigator
Name
Mrinal Tomar
Affiliation
Ramjas College (University of Delhi)
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Other Primary Investigator(s)
PI Name
Animesh Gadre
PI Affiliation
Ramjas College (University of Delhi)
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PI Name
Angira Shukla
PI Affiliation
Ramjas College (University of Delhi)
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Additional Trial Information
Status
On going
Start date
2019-10-03
End date
2020-03-26
Keywords
Education, Health, Post-conflict
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JEL code(s)
I19, I15
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Abstract
This study investigates the impact of providing sanitary pads in schools on the overall scholastic performance of schoolgirls. A sample of boys is also studied in the same school to see what's their response to sensitisation programs on menstrual health. There are two intervention groups and one control group. The first intervention group is a school which receives NGO sponsored sanitary pads in its ladies' room. The second intervention group not only receives the sanitary pads, but regular menstrual health sensitisation camps are also conducted there. Each group is a distinct low-income school of Delhi-NCR. We're trying to investigate if such interventions will help improve scholastic performance indicators like attendance, grades, ECA participation, and self-esteem in teenage schoolgirls. We're also trying to see if such camps are successful in sensitising boys.
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Citation
Gadre, Animesh, Angira Shukla and Mrinal Tomar. 2019. "Evaluating the impact of providing sanitary pads and menstrual health sensitisation on the overall scholastic performance of teenage girls & sensitivity index for high school boys.." AEA RCT Registry. December 16. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5184-1.0.
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Experimental Details
Interventions
Intervention(s)
There are two intervention groups and one control group.
Control group- School 1- studied status quo
Intervention Group 1- School 2- a school which receives NGO sponsored sanitary pads in its ladies' room.
Intervention group 2- School 3- not only receives the sanitary pads, but regular menstrual health sensitisation camps are also conducted there.
Intervention Start Date
2019-10-03
Intervention End Date
2020-03-26
Primary Outcomes
Primary Outcomes (end points)
For schoolgirls- attendance, cumulative grade average, ECA participation rate, self-esteem index
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Secondary Outcomes
Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
Experimental Design
Experimental Design
There are two intervention groups and one control group. The first intervention group is a school which receives NGO sponsored sanitary pads in its ladies' room. The second intervention group not only receives the sanitary pads, but regular menstrual health sensitisation camps are also conducted there. Each group is a distinct low-income school of Delhi-NCR. We're trying to investigate if such interventions will help improve scholastic performance indicators like attendance, grades, ECA participation, and self-esteem in teenage schoolgirls. We're also trying to see if such camps are successful in sensitising boys.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Multistage random sampling to locate schools.
FIshbowl draw to select sample within school.
Randomization Unit
Level 1- Schools
Level 2- Individuals
Was the treatment clustered?
No
Experiment Characteristics
Sample size: planned number of clusters
3 schools
100 girls from each school and 100 boys from each school were randomly selected.
Sample size: planned number of observations
600 students.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
3 schools
100 girls from each school and 100 boys from each school were randomly selected.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
Documents
Document Name
Research Proposal
Document Type
proposal
Document Description
A proposal that lays out the details of this project and the motivation behind it. The sample size was changed later and hence is not correct in this version of the document.
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Uploaded At: December 16, 2019

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