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    Hygiene Management and Girl Child Education in Secondary Schools in Amuru District, Uganda
    (Gulu University, 2026) Adoch, Irene Lamwaka
    This study investigated the relationship between hygiene management and girl child education in secondary schools in Amuru District, Uganda. The study was guided by three objectives: to explore hygiene management practices in secondary schools, to assess the level of girl child education, and to examine the relationship between hygiene management practices and girl child education. A mixed-methods research design employing both quantitative and qualitative approaches was adopted. Data were collected from 201 respondents comprising girl students, teachers, senior female teachers, head teachers, and the District Inspector of Schools using questionnaires and interview guides. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, means, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, and linear regression analysis, while qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The findings revealed that many schools had inadequate sanitation facilities, limited handwashing facilities, insufficient water supply, inadequate menstrual hygiene materials, lack of changing rooms, and poor environmental cleanliness. The study further established that girl child education was affected by menstruation, sickness, hygiene-related challenges, and household responsibilities, which negatively influenced attendance, participation, concentration, and academic performance. Correlation analysis revealed a strong positive and statistically significant relationship between hygiene management practices and girl child education, while regression analysis showed that hygiene management practices explained 69.7% of the variation in girl child education (R² = .697). Menstrual hygiene management emerged as the strongest predictor of educational outcomes, followed by sanitation facilities, school cleanliness, and health education programmes. The study concluded that hygiene management practices significantly influence girl child education and that improvements in sanitation facilities, menstrual hygiene management, environmental cleanliness, and health education programmes enhance attendance, participation, retention, and academic performance among girls. The study recommends increased investment in sanitation infrastructure, provision of menstrual hygiene materials, establishment of changing rooms, strengthening of health education programmes, and enhanced collaboration among schools, parents, government agencies, and development partners to improve girl child education in secondary schools within Amuru District.