| Enough products to last for every period in the past 3 months |  | |||
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Yes % (n) 84.79% (379) | No % (n) 15.21% (68) | Total % (n) 100% (447) | Pearson’s chi2P-value | ||
School Quintilea | Quintile 1 | 86.4% (38) | 13.6% (6) | 100.0% (44) | P = 0.882 |
Quintile 2 | 81.4% (35) | 18.6% (8) | 100.0% (43) | ||
Quintile 3 | 84.4% (189) | 15.6% (35) | 100.0% (224) | ||
Quintile 4 | 86.0% (117) | 14.0% (19) | 100.0% (136) | ||
Sanitary product used most oftenb | Disposable pads | 88.5% (332) | 80.9% (55) | 87.4% (387) | P = 0.237 |
Panty liners | 6.1% (23) | 10.3% (7) | 6.8% (30) | ||
Washable pads | 2.4% (9) | 5.9% (4) | 2.9% (13) | ||
Other | 2.9% (11) | 2.9% (2) | 2.9% (13) | ||
Total | 100.0% (375) | 100.0% (68) | 100.0% (443) | ||
Sources of sanitary products c | Family | 86.3% (327) | 66.2% (45) | 83.2% (372) | P = 0.000 |
School | 31.9% (121) | 44.1% (30) | 33.8% (151) | P = 0.050 | |
Buy themselves | 19.5% (74) | 22.1% (15) | 19.9% (89) | P = 0.630 | |
Boyfriend | 3.2% (12) | 4.4% (3) | 3.4% (15) | P = 0.599 | |
Household ability to afford products when neededb | Always | 74.2% (279) | 25.0% (17) | 66.7% (296) | P < 0.001 |
Sometimes | 24.7% (93) | 73.5% (50) | 32.2% (143) | ||
Never | 1.1% (4) | 1.5% (1) | 1.1% (5) | ||
Total | 100.0% (376) | 100.0% (68) | 100.0% (444) | ||
Ever missed school due to periodb | Yes | 22.5% (85) | 46.3% (31) | 26.1% (116) | P < 0.001 |
No | 77.5% (293) | 53.7% (36) | 73.9% (329) | ||
Total | 100.0% (378) | 100.0% (67) | 100.0% (445) | ||
Average number of days absent last term | Number of days | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | P = 0.743 |
95% Confidence Interval | (1.7–2.1) | (1.4–2.3) | (1.7–2.1) | ||
Main reason for missing school because of period in the last termb | Pain | 77.4% (65) | 51.6% (16) | 70.4% (81) | P = 0.008 |
Not enough products | 7.1% (6) | 32.3% (10) | 13.9% (16) | ||
Tired and uncomfortable | 6.0% (5) | 3.2% (1) | 5.2% (6) | ||
Unclean toilets | 4.8% (4) | 3.2% (1) | 4.4% (5) | ||
Other | 4.8% (4) | 9.7% (3) | 6.1% (7) | ||
Total | 100.0%) | 100.0% (31) | 100.0% (115) | ||
Most common menstrual-related challenges in last 3 monthsb c | Pain and discomfort | 59.2% (222) | 44.8% (30) | 57.0% (252) | P = 0.028 |
Distracted during class | 20.8% (78) | 25.4% (17) | 21.5% (95) | P = 0.401 | |
None | 20.6% (77) | 14.9% (10) | 19.7% (87) | P = 0.283 | |
Unable to manage flow | 19.2% (72) | 35.8% (24) | 21.7% (96) | P = 0.002 | |
Didn’t go out with friends | 18.9% (71) | 10.5% (7) | 17.7% (78) | P = 0.093 | |
Could not afford products | 5.1% (19) | 28.3% (19) | 8.6% (38) | P < 0.001 |