Figures & data
Table 1. Module overview of piloted puberty and menstruation education curriculum in urban and rural schools of Bangladesh in 2017–2018
Table 2. Global comparison for teachers’ barriers in conducting classroom sessions on puberty, menstruation, and sexual and reproductive health education
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