Research Article
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 (Nā=ā791).
| 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 |
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