National guidelines are needed to provide sanitary facilities in primary schools

EDITOR—Whincup et al show that almost one in eight girls reaches menarche while still at primary school.1 They conclude that this fact needs to be taken into account when providing sanitary facilities for girls in primary schools. We agree wholeheartedly with this as current provision …

[1]  D. Cook,et al.  Age of menarche in contemporary British teenagers: survey of girls born between 1982 and 1986 , 2001, BMJ : British Medical Journal.

[2]  F. Finlay,et al.  Sanitary towel provision and disposal in primary schools. , 2001, Child: care, health and development.