Table 3 Knowledge regarding menstrual bleeding among adolescent girls in Gedeo zone high schools, 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 | Life long | 3.03% | 20.5% | 3.2% | 46.0% |
4 | It is a lifelong process | 27.1% | 16.6% | 6.2% | 50.2% |
5 | It will be stopped after initiation of sexual intercourse | 31..6% | 13.5% | 15.3% | 18.6% |
6 | It is a sign of conception | 61.8% | 11.0% | 12.4% | 14.8% |
7 | It has foul smell | 13.5% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 59.5% |
8 | It is pathological | 58.9% | 8.05 | 11.8% | 21.4% |
Sources of bleeding | |||||
9 | Uterus | 39.1% | 52% | 23.1% | 32.6% |
10 | Bladder | 41.8% | 8.3% | 18.5% | 31.4% |
11 | Vagina | 22.8% | 18.5% | 11.5% | 47.3% |
12 | Abdomen | 40.3% | 13.5% | 20.5% | 25.7% |
Causes of menses | |||||
13 | Hormonal | 33.9% | 10.7% | 18.6% | 36.8% |
14 | Diseases | 51.8% | 11.6% | 16.3% | 20.7% |
15 | Curse | 51.1% | 10.5% | 8.7% | 27.7% |
Which is good to be done during menstruation | |||||
16 | Not allowed touch others during menstruation | 51.1% | 11.9% | 22.5% | 14.5% |
17 | Not allowed to go to kitchens during menses | 53.2% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 20.4% |
18 | It is not good to discus about menses | 50.1% | 10.7% | 13.3% | 25.9% |
19 | Activities done by menstruating woman are not blessed | 39.6% | 15.7% | 22.4% | 224.4% |
20 | Being free from menses is a fate | 37.7% | 17.% | 22.3% | 22.5% |