Menstruation is a process in a woman’s life of discharging blood and other material from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until the menopause except during pregnancy. Most of the girls in Uganda get their menstruation as soon as they reach puberty, which is the period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction. However, not all of them are able to access adequate menstrual health supplies, sanitary facilities and information to help them deal with this period effectively. In Uganda one in every four adolescent’s girls miss school due to menstrual care challenges and related stigma (adolescents Risk Behavior Study, 2017). Some of the problems they face are inadequate preparations and information for young girls not yet experiencing menstruation, lack of or inadequate water to clean and wash their body, physical pain, lack of materials for managing menstrual health, no private space and wash rooms for changing sanitary pads and inappropriate facilities for disposal of materials for those who have used pads Menstrual Health management (MHM) is an essential aspect of hygiene for women and adolescents’ girls between menarche and menopause
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