Atukuzwe Simon still remembers that embarrassing moment, when she first experienced her menstruation.
This 14-year-old girl was in Standard Seven and did not know what to do after that, because her mother or other relatives had not disclosed to her about what she would do, when faced with such a situation, and as a result, she failed to attend classes for two consecutive days.
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