Instructions for Head Teacher
School Selection Criteria
Schools need to be willing to allow us access to their schools for a full day, beginning early morning
(arriving at the school at 8:00-8:30 am)
Schools should be ANY SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS.
At each school: (1 FGD (6-8 girls: 1.5-3 hours long), 1 IDI (1-2 girls: 1-2 hours long), 2 KII (1 teacher, 1
Principal/ Head teacher: each interview will range from 45 min-1.5 hours).
 Schools need to be able to provide a minimum of two confidential spaces for interviews
o A space that students cannot see in, that has doors that can be closed, and that are private
places to speak without someone else hearing the conversation
 Teachers should be able to privately identify girls that are menstruating
 Please ensure school has a minimum of 15 menstruating girls between the ages of 11-18
 Schools should inform the Research Team in advance the normal times of breaks and lunch
Teacher’s Directions for Selecting Girls to Participate
 Ask teachers if they know of students that are menstruating (teachers are not to directly ask girls at
this point).
 Teachers send home consent forms with girls they believe have begun menstruating (consent forms
will be provided to the school by Research Team). This should include girls with a:
o Range of ages
o Range of socio-economic backgrounds/status
o Range of grades
o Range of absenteeism
o Range of students with varied academic engagement
o Range of students with varied family structures
 Teachers should collect consent forms from the students within two days of handing the forms out.
 Contact Research Team after a minimum of 16 consent forms have been collected. Please text
Research Team stating consent forms have been collected.
 Teachers provide signed consent forms to Research Team) on day of school visit.