Table 3 Responses of the participants on the feasibility of the BFP
From: A novel banana fiber pad for menstrual hygiene in India: a feasibility and acceptability study
Item | Responses | Rural (N = 111) Frequency (%) | Urban (N = 186) Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Preferred place of usage | Any time | 84 (75.7) | 91 (48.9) |
At work/college/school | – | 12 (6.5) | |
At home only | 20 (18.0) | 80 (43.0) | |
At night only | 5 (4.5) | 24 (12.9) | |
Experience withleakage | Same as disposable pads | 7 (6.3) | 34 (18.3) |
Less leakage than disposable pads | 54 (48.6) | 65 (34.9) | |
More leakage than disposable pads | – | 22 (11.8) | |
No leakage at all | 50 (45.0) | 65 (34.9) | |
Duration of single pad usage | Less than 3Â h | 9 (8.1) | 8 (4.3) |
3–4 h | 30 (27.0) | 56 (30.1) | |
5–6 h | 68 (61.3) | 84 (45.2) | |
More than 6Â h | 4 (3.6) | 37 (19.9) | |
No response | – | 1 (0.5) | |
Duration of wash | Less than 1Â min | 1 (0.9) | 3\(^a\) (3.0) |
1–2 min | 4 (3.6) | 28\(^a\) (28.0) | |
More than 2Â min | 105 (94.6) | 69\(^a\) (69.0) | |
Method of washing | Brush wash | 11 (9.9) | 7 (3.8) |
Soak first in water and then wash by hands | 95 (85.6) | 174 (93.5) | |
Machine wash | – | 4 (2.2) | |
Stone wash and later soak in disinfectant water for sometime | – | 1 (0.5) | |
No response | 5 (4.5) | – | |
Duration taken to dry pads | 1–3 h | 27 (24.3) | 64 (34.4) |
4–6 h | 61 (55.0) | 62 (33.3) | |
More than 6Â h | 7 (6.3) | 26 (14.0) | |
One day | 14 (12.6) | 28 (15.1) | |
Don’t know | 2 (1.8) | 6 (3.2) | |
Method of drying pads | In my room/bathroom | 12 (10.8) | 44 (23.7) |
In the open with other clothes, but I cover it with a towel | 10 (9.0) | 13 (7.0) | |
In the open far from rest of the cloths | 88 (79.3) | 126 (67.7) | |
In the drying machine | – | 1 (0.5) | |
No response | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.1) |