How Menstruation Is Perceived by Adolescent School Girls in Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia?

Table 2

Perception regarding menstruation among adolescent high school girls in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 791).

Question		Strongly disagree (0) (%)	Disagree (1) (%)	Agree (2) (%)	Strongly agree (3) (%)
Menses
1	It is a normal phenomena	8.0	5.9	10.4	75.5
2	It is unique to females	24.7	17.7	6.8	50.8
3	It is a lifelong process	27.1	16.6	6.2	50.2
4	It will be stopped after initiation of sexual intercourse	31.6	13.5	15.3	18.6
5	It is a sign of conception	61.8	11.0	12.4	14.8
6	It has foul smell	13.5	13.1	13.8	59.5
7	It is pathological	58.9	8.05	11.8	21.4
Sources
8	Uterus	39.1	52	23.1	32.6
9	Bladder	41.8	8.3	18.5	31.4
10	Vagina	22.8	18.5	11.5	47.3
11	Abdomen	40.3	13.5	20.5	25.7
Causes
12	Hormonal	33.9	10.7	18.6	36.8
13	Diseases	51.8	11.6	16.3	20.7
14	Curse	51.1	10.5	8.7	27.7
What is good to be done during menstruation
15	Not allowed touch others during menstruation period	51.1	11.9	22.5	14.5
16	Not allowed to go to kitchens during menses	53.2	12.8	13.7	20.4
17	It is not good to discuss about menses	50.1	10.7	13.3	25.9
18	Activities done by menstruating woman are not blessed	39.6	15.7	22.4	22.4
19	Being free from menses is a fate	37.7	17	22.3	22.5