Table 2 Respondents knowledge about menstrual hygiene, Nekemte Town, Oromia region, Western Ethiopia, 2014
Variables (828) | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Menstruation | |
Physiological process | 637 (76.9) |
Pathological process | 52 (6.3) |
Curse from god | 80 (9.7) |
Don’t know | 59 (7.1) |
Cause of menstruation | |
Hormones | 519 (62.7) |
Curse of god | 228 (27.5) |
Caused by disease | 22 (2.7) |
Don’t know | 59 (7.1) |
Source of menstrual blood | |
Uterus | 504 (60.9) |
Vagina | 226 (27.3) |
Bladder | 17 (2.1) |
Abdomen | 33 (4.0) |
Don’t know | 43 (5.2) |
Heard about menstruation before attaining menarche | |
Yes | 657 (79.3) |
No | 171 (20.7) |
Knew about menstrual hygiene | |
Yes | 622 (75.1) |
No | 206 (24.9) |
Knew that there is foul smelling during menstruation | |
Yes | 527 (63.6) |
No | 301 (36.4) |
Knew that menstrual blood is unhygienic | |
Yes | 473 (57.1) |
No | 355 (42.9) |
Knowledge (summary index) | |
Good knowledge | 504 (60.9) |
Poor knowledge | 324 (39.1) |