Research Article
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 |
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Statistically significant.
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