Table 2 Baseline characteristics among girls menstruating at baseline and interviewed at endline
| Â | Arm 1 Control (n (%)) | Arm 2 Pads Only (n (%)) | Arm 3 RH Only (n (%)) | Arm 4 Pads & RH (n (%)) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample of girls menstruating at baseline | 669 | 682 | 677 | 697 | 2725 |
Sample of girls menstruating at baseline interviewed at endline N (%) | 627 (93.7) | 632 (92.7) | 629 (92.9) | 656 (94.1) | 2544 (93.4) |
Age (mean, SD) | 14.8 (1.2) | 14.7 (1.3) | 14.8 (1.3) | 14.8 (1.2) | 14.8 (1.2) |
Skills | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Cognitive (max score = 16) (mean (SD)) | 8.7 (3.1) | 8.8 (3.1) | 8.8 (3.2) | 8.8 (3.1) | 8.8 (3.1) |
 Math (max score = 37) (mean (SD)) | 29.4 (3.8) | 29.2 (3.7) | 29.3 (4.1) | 29.7 (4.2) | 29.4 (4.0) |
 Literacy (max score = 4) (mean (SD)) | 3.9 (0.5) | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.6) | 3.8 (0.7) |
SES quintiles n (% in each quintile) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Quintile 1 (most poor) | 138 (22.0) | 156 (24.7) | 128 (20.4) | 132 (20.1) | 554 (21.8) |
 Quintile 2 | 141 (22.5) | 131 (20.7) | 135 (21.5) | 137 (20.9) | 544 (21.4) |
 Quintile 3 | 131 (20.9) | 144 (22.8) | 130 (20.7) | 116 (17.7) | 521 (20.5) |
 Quintile 4 | 106 (16.9) | 107 (16.9) | 112 (17.8) | 139 (21.2) | 464 (18.2) |
 Quintile 5 (least poor) | 111 (17.7) | 94 (14.9) | 124 (19.7) | 132 (20.1) | 461 (18.1) |
Parents living status n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Knows both parents alive | 512 (81.7) | 512 (81.0) | 521 (82.8) | 531 (81.0) | 2076 (81.6) |
 Knows mother only alive | 97 (15.5) | 89 (14.1) | 80 (12.7) | 91 (13.9) | 357 (14.0) |
 Knows father only alive | 14 (2.2) | 19 (3.0) | 15 (2.4) | 17 (2.6) | 65 (2.6) |
 Knows no parent alive | 4 (0.6) | 12 (1.9) | 13 (2.1) | 17 (2.6) | 46 (1.8) |
Subcounty n (% in each subcounty) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Ganze | 204 (32.5) | 212 (33.5) | 220 (35.0) | 211 (32.2) | 847 (33.3) |
 Magarini | 211 (33.7) | 223 (35.3) | 222 (35.3 | 232 (35.4) | 888 (34.9) |
 Kaloleni | 212 (33.8) | 197 (31.2) | 187 (29.7) | 213 (32.5) | 809 (31.8) |