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[AE1]).

Schools need to be able to provide a minimum of two confidential spaces for interviews
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[AE2]
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:
Range of ages
Range of socio-economic backgrounds/status
Range of grades
Range of absenteeism
Range of students with varied academic engagement
Range of students with varied family structures

[AE3]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[AE4] text Research Team stating consent forms have been collected.
Teachers provide signed consent forms to Research Team) on day of school visit.

[AE1]THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED DEPENDING ON THE ACTIVITIES YOU ARE PLANNING TO CONDUCT AT THE RESEARCH LOCATION

[AE2]This may be idealistic. Come up with a realistic requirement given your location and the spaces offered by schools

[AE3]This will all depend on your research protocol and the requirements of the students you are intending to interview.

[AE4]You will want to ensure that you have enough potential students to include in the research activities. Remember, not all students whose parents have given consent may want to participate.