Table 4 Median comparison with negative menstrual attitudes and traditional menstrual practices (n = 176 in Group 2)
From: Development of a scale to evaluate negative menstrual attitudes among Nepalese women
Traditional menstrual practicesa (n) | Total score | Pa | Total score | Pa | Total score | Pa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (IQR) | M (IQR) | M (IQR) | ||||||
Restriction of living places | ||||||||
Stay in own house | Go to public spaces | Stay in other’s house | ||||||
No (n = 159) | 41.0 (8.0) | 0.030 | No (n = 31) | 41.0 (8.0) | < 0.001 | No (n = 75) | 41.0(8.0) | 0.462 |
Yes (n = 17) | 45.0 (10.0) | Yes (n = 145) | 46.0 (10.0) | Yes (n = 101) | 42.0 (8.0) | |||
Use a bedroom | Use a kitchen | |||||||
No (n = 138) | 41.5 (7.0) | 0.388 | No (n = 68) | 42.0 (9.0) | 0.631 | |||
Yes (n = 38) | 41.5 (10.0) | Yes (n = 108) | 41.0 (8.0) | |||||
Restriction of contact with others | ||||||||
Contact with others generally | Contact with male family | Attend to male family | ||||||
No (n = 147) | 41.0 (8.0) | 0.006 | No (n = 101) | 42.0 (9.0) | 0.304 | No (n = 88) | 42.0 (10.0) | 0.613 |
Yes (n = 29) | 45.0 (9.0) | Yes (n = 75) | 41.0 (8.0) | Yes (n = 88) | 41.0 (7.0) | |||
Restriction of religious behaviors | ||||||||
Go to a temple | Join religious events | Attend a wedding ceremony | ||||||
No (n = 9) | 38.0 (12.0) | 0.165 | No (n = 7) | 38.0 (15.0) | 0.404 | No (n = 85) | 42.0 (8.0) | 0.122 |
Yes (n = 167) | 42.0 (8.0) | Yes (n = 169) | 42.0 (8.0) | Yes (n = 91) | 41.0 (10.0) | |||