Table 4 Adolescent girls’ knowledge about menstrual physiology and knowledge of recommended menstrual management practices before and after the intervention in four urban and rural schools of Bangladesh, 2018 (Reported)
Indicators | Baseline n (%) | Endline n (%) | Prevalence difference (PD) and 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge about menstrual physiology: | |||
Mentioned 12 years as the average age of menarche in Bangladesh | 217 (41) | 199 (38) | -3 (−7, 0) |
Mentioned “to shed the lining of the uterus” as reason for the menstrual period | 95 (18) | 190 (36) | 18 (9, 26) |
28 days as average length of the menstrual cycle | 113 (21) | 287 (54) | 31 (15, 48) |
3–7 days as typical duration of each period of bleeding | 379 (72) | 343 (65) | −7 (−14, 0) |
Girls could identify all parts of the female reproductive systema | 4 (1) | 70 (13) | 18 (6, 31) |
Girls responded with 4 out of 5 above responses as correct (Excluding Girls could identify all parts of the female reproductive system) | 10 (2) | 53 (10) | 8 (5, 11) |
Knowledge about recommended menstrual management practices: | |||
Knew at least 3 methodsb for reducing pain or physical discomfort during menstruation | 52 (10) | 149 (28) | 19 (13, 24) |
“Wash with water and soap and dried under sunlight” as recommended method to wash and dry reusable menstrual materials | 276 (52) | 463 (88) | 33 (29, 38) |
“Dispose in the waste bin/burned/bury or used chute disposal system” as appropriate disposal methods for disposing of single-use menstrual materials | 410 (78) | 519 (98) | 27 (7, 46) |
“At least every 6 hours” as appropriate frequency of changing menstrual materials | 333 (63) | 447 (85) | 21 (10, 32) |
Girls who correctly responded to 3 out of the 4 items above | 183 (35) | 422 (80) | 45 (40, 51) |