Research Article
Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices and Associated Factors among Secondary School Girls in East Hararghe Zone, Eastern Ethiopia
Table 2
Knowledge of menstruation and its hygiene practices among secondary school girls in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 672).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Menstruation is | Physiological process | 517 | 76.9 | Pathological process | 40 | 6.0 | Do not know | 115 | 17.1 | Cause of menstruation | Hormones | 491 | 73.1 | Disease | 33 | 4.9 | Curse | 24 | 3.6 | Do not know | 124 | 18.4 | Source of menstrual blood | Uterus | 493 | 73.4 | Vagina | 75 | 11.2 | Bladder | 26 | 3.9 | Do not know | 78 | 11.5 | Important to take care of personal hygiene during menstruation | Yes | 626 | 93.2 | No | 7 | 1.0 | Do not know | 39 | 5.8 | Good absorbent during menstruation | Sanitary pads | 586 | 87.2 | Old cloths/towels | 68 | 10.1 | Do not know | 18 | 2.7 | Overall knowledge status | Poor | 78 | 11.6 | Moderate | 134 | 19.9 | Good | 460 | 68.5 |
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