Low school enrolment among pubescent girls from marginalized communities has been of great concern to the Government of Kenya and Development Partners. The EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010 reported that being a girl of Somali ethnic origin in Kenya increases the risk of being out of school by a factor of four or more (EFA GMR, 2010). This is a worrying scenario considering that over 70 percent of school age girls in North Eastern Province of Kenya are out of school. The case study explored the social and health context of girls menstrual experiences and schooling in Garissa District of...
Low school enrolment among pubescent girls from marginalized communities has been of great concern to the Government of Kenya and Development Partners...