Table 3 Traditional menstruation practices in Japan: Caste and education level
From: Traditional menstruation practices among Nepalese women living in Japan
Traditional menstruation practices (na) | Education levelb | Castec | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Low | pd | High | Low | pd | |
Frequency in Japan | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Attending a wedding ceremony (n = 46) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Low (n = 29) | 12 (54.5%) | 10 (45.5%) | 0.581 | 17 (77.3%) | 5 (22.7%) | 0.433 |
 High (n = 17) | 8 (57.1%) | 6 (42.9%) |  | 12 (85.7%) | 2 (14.3%) |  |
Attending to male family members (n = 39) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Low (n = 27) | 13 (48.1%) | 14 (51.9%) | 0.594 | 24 (88.9%) | 3 (11.1%) | 0.494 |
 High (n = 12) | 6 (50.0%) | 6 (50.0%) |  | 10 (83.3%) | 2 (16.7%) |  |
Contact with male family members (n = 34) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Low (n = 23) | 8 (34.8%) | 15 (65.2%) | 0.043 | 20 (87.0%) | 3 (13.0%) | 0.529 |
 High (n = 11) | 8 (72.7%) | 3 (27.3%) |  | 9 (81.8%) | 2 (18.2%) |  |
Contact with others (n = 27) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Low (n = 21) | 10 (47.6%) | 11 (16.7%) | 0.139 | 19 (90.5%) | 2 (9.5%) | 0.545 |
 High (n = 6) | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.7%) |  | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.7%) |  |
Using the kitchen (n = 47) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Low (n = 30) | 20 (66.7%) | 10 (33.3%) | 0.157 | 22 (73.3%) | 8 (26.7%) | 0.549 |
 High (n = 17) | 8 (47.1%) | 9 (52.9%) |  | 12 (70.6%) | 5 (29.4%) |  |
Cooking (n = 46) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Low (n = 29) | 20 (69.0%) | 9 (31.0%) | 0.062 | 22 (75.9%) | 7 (24.1%) | 0.450 |
 High (n = 17) | 7 (41.2%) | 10 (58.8%) |  | 14 (82.4%) | 3 (17.6%) |  |
Using cookware (n = 38) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Low (n = 24) | 14 (58.3%) | 10 (41.7%) | 0.435 | 18 (75.0%) | 6 (25.0%) | 0.365 |
 High (n = 14) | 7 (50.0%) | 7 (50.0%) |  | 12 (85.7%) | 2 (14.3%) |  |
Touching fruit and fruit trees (n = 40) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Low (n = 25) | 17 (68.0%) | 8 (32.0%) | 0.276 | 21 (84.0%) | 4 (16.0%) | 0.336 |
 High (n = 15) | 8 (53.3%) | 7 (46.7%) |  | 11 (73.3%) | 4 (26.7%) |  |