Table 1 General Characteristics of Participants of the Online Survey (N = 150)
From: How can we improve knowledge and perceptions of menstruation? A mixed-methods research study
Classification | n (%) | M (±SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Women | 75 (50.0) | |
Men | 75 (50.0) | ||
Major | Health-related department | 71 (47.3) | |
Non-health-related department | 79 (52.7) | ||
Year of university | 1st year | 14 (9.3) | |
2nd year | 29 (19.3) | ||
3rd year | 40 (26.7) | ||
4th year | 67 (44.7) | ||
Age (years) | 23.18 (±1.850) | ||
Presence of sister | Yes | 74 (49.3) | |
No | 76 (50.7) | ||
Women - Yes | 39 (52.0) | ||
Women - No | 36 (48.0) | ||
Men - Yes | 35 (46.7) | ||
Men – No | 40 (53.3) | ||
Dating experience | Yes | 125 (83.3) | |
No | 25 (16.7) | ||
Women - Yes | 59 (78.7) | ||
Women - No | 16 (21.3) | ||
Men - Yes | 66 (88.0) | ||
Men – No | 9 (12.0) | ||
Had experienced or seen menstrual products first-hand (Duplicate selection) | Disposable menstrual pad | 136 (90.7) | |
Reusable menstrual pad (Cotton menstrual pad, Menstrual panties) | 55 (36.7) | ||
Tampon | 59 (39.3) | ||
Menstrual cup | 15 (10.0) | ||
Panty liner | 74 (49.3) | ||
Never seen any | 11 (7.4) |