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Table 2 Material and home environment needs (n = 200)

From: Menstrual health among adolescents and young adults in rural Haiti

During your last menstrual period how often did you feel that…

Participant responses, n (%)

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

My menstrual materials were comfortable

23 (12)

16 (8)

47 (24)

114 (57)

I had enough of my menstrual materials to change them as often as I wanted to

11 (6)

20 (10)

54 (27)

115 (58)

I was satisfied with the cleanliness of my menstrual materials

9 (5)

5 (3)

58 (29)

127 (64)

I could get more of my menstrual materials when I needed to

16 (8)

29 (15)

61 (31)

93 (47)

I felt comfortable storing my menstrual materials until my next period

24 (12)

24 (12)

75 (38)

76 (38)

I was able to wash my hands when I wanted to

13 (7)

45 (23)

71 (36)

70 (35)

I was able to immediately throw away my used menstrual materials or find a place to store them if they are reusable

2 (1)

33 (17)

73 (37)

91 (46)

I was able to dispose of my used materials in the way that I wanted to

10 (5)

42 (21)

27 (14)

118 (60)

When at home, I was able to change my menstrual materials when I wanted to

9 (5)

4 (2)

86 (43)

100 (50)

When at home, I was satisfied with the place I used to change my menstrual materials

9 (5)

8 (4)

86 (43)

96 (48)

When at home, I had a clean place to change my menstrual materials

7 (4)

2 (1)

88 (44)

102 (51)

  1. All data obtained from both site 1 and 2