Table 4 Responses of the participants on the acceptability of the BFP

Preference of sanitary products

Both disposable pads and BFP

38 (34.2)

97 (52.2)

BFP 80% of the time

–

38 (20.4)

Menstrual cup and BFP

–

5 (2.7)

Only BFP

69 (62.2)

42 (22.6)

BFP and another brand of reusable pads

–

2 (1.1)

No response

4 (3.6)

2 (1.1)

Recommending BFP to others

Very likely

2\(^{\mathrm{a}}\) (14.3)

104\(^{\mathrm{b}}\) (78.2)

Likely

9\(^{\mathrm{a}}\) (64.3)

20\(^{\mathrm{b}}\) (15.0)

Unlikely

3\(^{\mathrm{a}}\) (21.4)

2\(^{\mathrm{b}}\) (1.5)

Very unlikely

–

7\(^b\) (5.3)

Comfort and ease of use and reuse

Strongly agree

104 (93.7)

103 (55.4)

Agree

3 (2.7)

53 (28.5)

Neutral

–

20 (10.8)

Disagree

4 (3.6)

9 (4.8)

Strongly disagree

–

1 (0.5)

Ease of washing and cleaning

Strongly agree

106 (95.5)

95 (51.1)

Agree

3 (2.7)

61 (32.8)

Neutral

–

16 (8.6)

Disagree

–

4 (2.2)

Strongly disagree

2 (1.8)

10 (5.4)

Are others in the family now wantingto make switch to BFP?

Yes

67 (60.4)

85 (45.7)

No

29 (26.1)

62 (33.3)

Don’t know

15 (13.5)

39 (21.0)

Like to continue to use the BFP?

Very likely

98 (88.3)

74\(^c\) (74.0)

Likely

13 (11.7)

19\(^{\mathrm{c}}\) (19.0)

Unlikely

–

2\(^{\mathrm{c}}\) (2.0)

Very Unlikely

–

5\(^c\) (5.0)

Reason for preferring BFP?

Easy to handle

78 (70.3)

62 (33.3)

Absorbs better

74 (66.7)

63 (33.9)

Feels clean

10 (9.0)

48 (25.8)

Economical

82 (73.9)

120 (64.5)

Eco-friendliness

97 (87.4)

165 (76.6)

I feel traditional

4 (3.6)

25 (13.4)

I feel modern

8 (7.2)

14 (7.5)

Reason for recommending BFP?

Concern for the environment

87 (78.0)

120 (64.5)

Concern for the health

71 (63.6)

34 (18.4)

Money spent every month

58 (52.3)

31 (16.4)

No response

9 (8.3)

1 (0.7)