Publish Date: January 2024

The lack of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) information and facilities in schools is a major contributor to adolescent girls' school absenteeism in low- and middle-income countries like Bangladesh. This paper examines the changes over time in school MHM facilities, knowledge and perceptions among adolescent girls, in-relation to school absenteeism between 2014 and 2018 in Bangladesh. This paper emphasizes the associations between changes in school absenteeism, parental restrictions on students, students’ education levels, and menstruation-related misperceptions. Ongoing research, policy reviews, and targeted interventions to improve MHM perceptions among girls are required to provide long-term benefits for adolescent girls in Bangladesh.