Table 4 Respondents menstrual hygienic practices during menstruation in Nekemte Town, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia, 2014
Parameters of practice | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Uses absorbent materials during menstruation | 678 (82.2) |
Uses commercially made sanitary pad as absorbent material during menstruation | 548 (66.2) |
Clean clothes with soap and water | 83 (52.9) |
Dry cloths in sunlight | 71 (45.2) |
Changing pads or cloths more than three times and above during menstruation | 430 (51.9) |
Disposes used sanitary pads in dustbin | 167 (20.2) |
Uses paper to dispose the pads by wrapping | 274 (33.3) |
Takes bath daily with soap during menstruation | 557 (67.3) |
Clean external genitalia during menstruation | 787 (95) |
Cleans external genitalia with water and soap during menstruation | 657 (83.5) |
Practice (summary index) | |
Good practice | 330 (39.9) |
Poor practice | 498 (60.1) |