Table 2 Access to hygiene kits by migrant Venezuelan adolescents and young women interviewed at the Brazilian-Venezuelan border (n = 153), 2021
Since arriving at Boa Vista, which items of hygiene have you received?(n = 153) | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Disposable sanitary pads | 69 | 45.1 |
Others hygiene items (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, tooth brush) | 2 | 1.3 |
None | 71 | 46.4 |
Haven't had menarch yet | 11 | 7.2 |
How were hygiene items distributed? (n = 153) | ||
International Organization for Migration (IOM) | 8 | 5.2 |
United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) | 5 | 3.3 |
Caritas | 6 | 3.9 |
Brazilian army | 8 | 5.2 |
Other | 6 | 3.9 |
Don’t know | 37 | 24.2 |
Didn’t receive | 72 | 47.1 |
Haven't had menarch yet | 11 | 7.2 |
Where were the kits distribute? (n = 153) | ||
Bus station shelter | 46 | 30.1 |
Caritas Unit | 6 | 3.9 |
Other | 19 | 12.4 |
Didn’t receive | 71 | 46.4 |
Haven't had menarch yet | 11 | 7.2 |