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Table 2 Awareness of menstruation prior to menarche

From: Mapping the knowledge and understanding of menarche, menstrual hygiene and menstrual health among adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries

First author, Year

Country

Setting

School status

N

Aware

North Africa

 Eswi 2012 [45]

Egypt

Urban

School-going

200

74.0%

South Asia

 Bosch 2008 [28]

Bangladesh

Rural

Unclear

156

35.0%

 Khanna 2005 [1]

India

Mix

Out-of-school

358

5.6%

 Dambhare 2012 [32]

India

Mix

School-going

561

75.6%

 Juyal 2013 [65]

India

Mix

School-going

453

64.5%

 Khanna 2005 [1]

India

Mix

School-going

372

9.8%

 Thakre 2011 [12]

India

Mix

School-going

387

37.0%

 Khanna 2005 [1]

India

Rural

Mix

NRa

2.8%

 Dasgupta 2008 [8]

India

Rural

School-going

160

67.5%

 Shanbhag 2012 [10]

India

Rural

School-going

329

57.9%

 Sudeshna 2012 [15]

India

Rural

School-going

190

47.4%

 Dhingra 2009 [29]

India

Rural

Unclear

200

64.0%

 Tiwari 2006 [11]

India

Unclear

School-going

763

62.7%

 Khanna 2005 [1]

India

Urban

Mix

NRa

12.1%

 Omidvar 2010 [46]

India

Urban

School-going

336

64.5%

 Yasmin 2013 [13]

India

Urban

School-going

147

42.2%

 Bobhate 2011 [7]

India

Urban

Unclear

241

20.3%

 Udgiri 2010 [23]

India

Urban

Unclear

342

18.4%

 Ali 2010 [6]

Pakistan

Urban

Government school

425

47.8%

 Ali 2010 [6]

Pakistan

Urban

Out-of-school

425

38.8%

 Ali 2010 [6]

Pakistan

Urban

Private school

425

34.1%

West Asia

 Reis 2011 [27]

Turkey

Urban

Mix

310

67.4%

 Ersoy 2004 [2]

Turkey

Urban

School-going

1017

100.0%

  1. NR Not reported
  2. aOf 730 girls, the number in rural versus urban settings was not specified