| Menstrual hygiene practices |
Genital infection history |
Test value χ2; p |
| No n (%)* |
Yes n (%)* |
Total n (%)** |
| Material used during menstruation |
| Pad |
910 (88.2) |
122 (11.8) |
1032 (97.6) |
46.042; 0.000c |
| Cloth |
10 (40.0) |
15 (60.0) |
25 (2.4) |
| Frequency of changing the material during menstruation (per day) |
| Once |
27 (81.8) |
6 (18.2) |
33 (3.1) |
1.435; 0.488 |
| 2-5 times |
390 (86.3) |
62 (13.7) |
452 (42.8) |
| 6 times or more |
503 (87.9) |
69 (12.1) |
572 (54.1) |
| Bathing during menstruation |
| No |
72 (76.6) |
22 (23.4) |
94 (8.9) |
8.984; 0.003b |
| Yes |
848 (88.1) |
115 (11.9) |
963 (91.1) |
| Using perfume for malodour during menstruation |
| No |
398 (88.2) |
53 (11.8) |
451 (42.7) |
1.020, 0.312 |
| Yes |
522 (86.1) |
84 (13.9) |
606 (57.3) |
| Total |
920 (87.0) |
137 (13.0) |
1057 (100.0) |
*Percentage by row total, **Percentage by column total