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Table 1 Adolescent school girls knowledge about menstruation and its management, Northeast Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 551)

From: Menstrual hygiene management and school absenteeism among female adolescent students in Northeast Ethiopia

Variable

Numbers

Percent

Heard about menstruation before menarche

478

86.75

Feel comfortable to talk about menstruation

154

27.95

Knew common age range of menarche

501

90.93

Knew normal menstrual bleeding duration

516

93.65

Knew duration of a normal menstrual cycle

535

97.10

Knew disposable sanitary pad as menstrual soak up

262

47.55

Aware that menstruation is a physiologic process

319

57.89

Aware that menstruation is due to hormones

46

8.35

Aware that menstrual blood is from uterus

127

23.05

Aware that a girl cannot conceive during menstruation

279

50.64

Had learnt menstruation & its hygienic management in school

135

24.50

Aware that a girl can go to school during menstruation

476

86.39

  1. NB: Multiple responses were possible and the percent is greater than 100%.