Table 2 Health communication and role models during the transition to womanhood
N (%) | Community A | Community B | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
When you were a young girl (8–11 years old), who did you look up to most? (Circle one.) | ||||
One response (N = 144) | 0.78 | |||
Mother | 61 (42.4%) | 29 | 32 | |
Father | 8 (5.6%) | 3 | 5 | |
Grandmother | 34 (23.6%) | 15 | 19 | |
Older sister | 16 (11.1%) | 6 | 10 | |
Aunt | 12 (8.3%) | 65 | 79 | |
Friends | 3 (2.1%) | 1 | 2 | |
Other | 10 (6.9%) | 7 | 3 | |
Two or more responses (N = 54)a | 0.60 | |||
Mother | 44 (81.5%) | 27 | 17 | |
Father | 20 (37.0%) | 13 | 7 | |
Grandmother | 31 (57.4%) | 24 | 7 | |
Older sister | 17 (31.5%) | 12 | 5 | |
Aunt | 21 (38.9%) | 15 | 6 | |
Friends | 9 (16.7%) | 5 | 4 | |
Other | 4 (7.4%) | 4 | 0 | |
How old were you when someone first spoke to you about your period? | 200 | 0.15 | ||
Younger than 8 years old | 24 (12.0%) | 8 | 16 | |
8–9 years old | 30 (15.0%) | 15 | 15 | |
10–11 years old | 58 (29.0%) | 36 | 22 | |
12–13 years old | 36 (18.0%) | 17 | 19 | |
14–15 years old | 19 (9.5%) | 11 | 8 | |
16 years old or older | 9 (4.5%) | 4 | 5 | |
I don’t remember | 21 (10.5%) | 8 | 13 | |
Did not answer | 3 (1.5%) | 3 | 0 | |
Remembering back to when you had your first period, did you feel comfortable talking to your mother about what you were going through? | 200 | 0.77 | ||
Yes | 120 (60.0%) | 58 | 62 | |
No | 62 (31.0%) | 33 | 29 | |
Prefer not to answer (or not applicable) | 16 (8.0%) | 10 | 6 | |
Did not answer | 2 (1.0%) | 1 | 1 |