Menstrual Morbidities, Menstrual Hygiene, Cultural Practices during Menstruation, and WASH Practices at Schools in Adolescent Girls of North Karnataka, India: A Cross-Sectional Prospective Study

Table 5

Cultural beliefs practiced by the participants by the place of residence.

Cultural beliefs	Urban		Rural		value
	N	Percentage (%)	N	Percentage (%)
Avoiding cultural functions	284	46.4	163	40.3	0.057
Avoiding religious functions	241	39.4	152	37.6	0.574
Stay away from people	112	18.3	72	17.8	0.846
Not touching food	102	16.7	64	15.8	0.728
Sleeping away from people	82	13.4	59	14.6	0.587
Sitting outside the house	42	6.9	43	10.6	0.033
Not to touch anyone	75	12.3	48	11.9	0.858
Not to play	92	15.0	82	20.3	0.029
Not to eat something	135	22.1	83	20.5	0.565
Not to drink water	48	7.8	36	8.9	0.545
Not to drink well water	58	9.5	47	11.6	0.269

Note.Significant at 5% level of significance (); N is the number of participants.