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Table 1 Menstrual products available through Yathu Yathu as a (free) service or reward and the points associated with these products

From: Does distribution of menstrual products through community-based, peer-led sexual and reproductive health services increase use of appropriate menstrual products? Findings from the Yathu Yathu trial

Service Products

Number of points accrued when accessing the product

Collection of disposable sanitary pads (before adaptations*)

65

Menstrual cup (can only collect once)

500

Collection of disposable sanitary pads (after adaptations)

0

Reward Products

Number of points required to redeem the product

Branded disposable pads (before adaptations*)

380

Branded disposable pads (after adaptations)

140

Pack of branded disposable pads and a razor (before adaptations*)

513

Pack of branded disposable pads and a razor (after adaptations)

297

Branded tampons (before adaptations*)

560

Branded tampons (after adaptations)

140

Reusable sanitary pads

1500

  1. *Before adaptations—the pilot implementation phase, between Sept 2019 and Feb 2020, before changes were made to the system based on lessons learnt from this pilot implementation