Menstrual Hygiene Management and School Absenteeism among Adolescents in Ghana: Results from a School-Based Cross-Sectional Study in a Rural Community

Table 4

Adolescent schoolgirls’ reasons for missing school during menstruation ().

Reasons^a	Number	Percent (%)
Afraid of staining clothing	71	70.30
Afraid of being teased	71	70.30
Pain	83	82.18
Lack of private space to manage period at school	61	60.40
Lack of disposal facilities for used pad/cloth	50	49.50
I do not have a sanitary pad	64	63.37
Cultural restrictions	30	29.70
Religious restrictions	17	16.83
My parents asked me not to go to school	26	25.74
My teacher told me not to come to school	19	18.81

^a Multiple responses were allowed and the percentage is greater than 100.