If girls remain absent during menstruation in KGBV, what is the correct programme response?

Correct answer: Provide hygiene materials privacy health education and supportive environment

The direct answer is option A: provide hygiene materials, privacy, health education, and a supportive environment. Menstruation is a normal biological process, but lack of pads or other suitable materials, water, toilets, privacy, information, or emotional support can cause absence. The programme should listen respectfully, ensure safe disposal and clean facilities, provide accurate health education, and avoid shame. Option B, blaming girls, is harmful and does not solve the barrier. Option C, closing the class, removes education instead of supporting learners. Option D, treating attendance cuts as the solution, punishes girls and ignores the cause. Option A is correct because it removes practical and social barriers while protecting dignity and continued education. Memory cue: menstrual support means materials, privacy, information, and respect.