Relationship between Female University Students’ Knowledge on Menstruation and Their Menstrual Hygiene Practices: A Study in Tamale, Ghana

Table 5

Relationship between respondents’ sociodemographic characteristics and their knowledge on menstruation and menstrual hygiene practice scores.

Variable	Subgroups	Knowledge score (mean ± SD)	value	MHP score; (mean ± SD)	value
Age (years)	<20	5.73 ± 1.55	0.005	4.73 ± 1.07	0.83
	20–25	5.60 ± 1.56		4.82 ± 0.88
	>25	6.49 ± 1.41		4.85 ± 0.88
Age of menarche	<13	5.70 ± 1.52	0.96	4.78 ± 0.93	0.15
	13–15	5.76 ± 1.60		4.76 ± 0.92
	>15	5.71 ± 1.50		5.04 ± 0.74
Religious affiliation	Christianity	5.83 ± 1.57	0.12	4.70 ± 0.91	0.0001
	Islam	5.51 ± 1.54		5.15 ± 0.79
Course of study	Community Nutrition	5.08 ± 1.82	0.0008	4.73 ± 0.89	0.56
	Health Science Education	5.83 ± 1.23		4.83 ± 0.93
	Medicine	6.11 ± 1.48		4.93 ± 0.89
	Midwifery	6.19 ± 1.69		4.68 ± 0.96
	Nursing	5.58 ± 1.33		4.87 ± 0.87
Year of study	One	5.57 ± 1.59	0.59	4.64 ± 1.01	0.028
	Two	5.69 ± 1.50		4.72 ± 0.92
	Three	5.84 ± 1.59		4.96 ± 0.88
	Four	5.93 ± 1.64		5.07 ± 0.58
Type of accommodation at menarche	Single room	5.72 ± 1.68	0.67	4.48 ± 0.94	0.067
	Chamber and hall	5.55 ± 1.37		4.96 ± 0.86
	Several rooms in a compound house	6.00 ± 1.74		4.89 ± 0.90
	Self-contained apartment	5.75 ± 1.44		4.83 ± 0.88
	Mansion	5.60 ± 2.55		5.00 ± 0.94
Area of residence during vacation	Urban area	5.73 ± 1.52	0.52	4.83 ± 0.85	0.85
	Suburban	5.85 ± 1.73		4.77 ± 1.00
	Rural	5.43 ± 1.12		4.86 ± 0.85

Statistically significant.