Table 2 Proportion of participants agreeing with statements about reusables by reported reusable menstrual product use
From: Reusable period products: use and perceptions among young people in Victoria, Australia
Agreement with the statement… | Total % | Never % | Ever % | Current % | Missing (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reusables are good for the environment | 92.4 | 89.7 | 85.7 | 98.2 | (8) |
Reusables are low cost | 56.6 | 49.0 | 71.4 | 63.1 | (7) |
Reusables are comfortable | 63.5 | 48.4 | 52.4 | 87.8 | (46) |
Reusables are good protection from leakage | 68.2 | 58.7 | 55.6 | 85.1 | (50) |
Reusables are difficult to change outside the home | 74.6 | 78.4 | 71.4 | 70.3 | (22) |
Reusables are unhygienic/dirty/gross | 20.7 | 29.7 | 25.4 | 6.8 | (13) |
Reusables are too much effort to clean | 47.2 | 64.8 | 47.6 | 22.5 | (21) |