ACCRA, Ghana ¨C After being shamed over bloodstains on her uniform, Ghanaian student Juliet Opoku misses about a week of school each month because her parents, who are farmers, can no longer afford pads.
The cost of pads has more than doubled to 12 Ghanaian cedi ($1.43) from 5 cedi last year in the west African nation, where inflation is about 32%, forcing poorer families like Opoku¡¯s to focus on buying food over sanitary products.
¡°I skip school because once I stained my uniform and the boys teased me. It has affected my confidence,¡± Opoku, 15, said by phone from Ghana¡¯s southern Ashanti Region.
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