Reusable pad N = 72 | New Cloth N = 30 | Old Cloth N = 62 | Disposable Sanitary Pad N = 18 | Other N = 19 | |
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%(N) | %(N) | %(N) | %(N) | %(N) | |
Who provides you with your absorbent? | |||||
Obtain myself | – | 13.3 (4) | 59.7 (37) | 5.6 (1) | 31.6 (6) |
Mother | – | 76.7 (23) | 32.3 (20) | 72.2 (13) | 26.3 (5) |
Other household member | – | 6.7 (2) | 8.1 (5) | 5.6 (1) | 10.5 (2) |
AFRIpads (intervention) | 100 (72) | – | – | – | – |
Other (hospital doctor) | – | 3.3 (1) | 16.7 (3) | 5.3 (1) | |
Don’t know/no answer | 26.3 (5) | ||||
Anyone else in your house use this absorbent? | |||||
Yes | – | 53.3 (16) | 45.2 (28) | 72.2 (13) | 36.8 (7) |
No | – | 40.0 (12) | 50.0 (31) | 27.8 (5) | 36.8 (7) |
Missing or Not Applicable | 100 (72) | 6.7 (2) | 4.8 (3) | 0 (0) | 26.3 (5) |
How many pieces of cloth do you have? | |||||
1–2 | 7.7 (2) | 25.9 (15) | |||
3–4 | 50.0 (13) | 37.9 (22) | |||
5+ | 42.3 (11) | 36.2 (21) | |||
How many pieces of cloth do you use a day? | |||||
1–2 | 38.5 (10) | 53.5 (31) | |||
3+ (max reported 6) | 61.5 (16) | 46.6 (27) | |||
Do you share cloth with anyone else in your household? | |||||
Yes | 0 (0) | 3.4 (2) | |||
No | 100 (26) | 96.6 (57) |