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Table 2 Codes relevant to this manuscript

From: Spanish menstrual literacy and experiences of menstruation

Code

Meaning

Desired Information

Information respondents wished to have or to have learned about earlier

Early Menarche

Mention of early menarche experience (i.e., before learning about menstruation at all)

Education

Mention of education about menstruation

Educating all

Mention of menstrual education addressing the whole classroom, not only PWM

Education at school

Comments on the importance of menstrual education being addressed at school

Lack of education

Mention of lack of menstrual literacy

Informal education

Mention of information received from informal sources e.g., mothers, friends, internet

Emotional dimension

Mention of menstruation’s impact on mood

Emotional discredit

Ideas, reactions or moods blamed on menstruation

Menarche experience

Experiences, anecdotes, and comments on the experience of menarche

Men's knowledge

Mention of men's knowledge or lack of about menstruation (coded as men rather than PWDNM as this is how it was articulated in the data)

Men’s view

Comments from men about their perception of menstruation or the perception of their male friends (coded as men rather than PWDNM as this is how it was articulated in the data)

Menopause

Mention of menopause

Pain

Mention of pain related to menstruation

Questions

Questions about menstruation