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Table 4 Adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 responding “always” to questions on met material needs at last menstruation, by arm, 2021

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

At last menstruation:

Yathu Yathu Arm

Control Arm

Adjusted PR

p-value

Cluster-level mean % (n/N)

Cluster-level mean % (n/N)

(95%CI)*

My menstrual materials were always comfortable

68.9 (339/493)

58.9 (290/492)

1.31 (0.67, 2.57)

0.40

Cluster-level range in outcome (%)

(16.0–95.8)

(4.1–95.8)

  

I was always satisfied with cleanliness of materials

72.2 (355/493)

63.4 (312/492)

1.31 (0.69, 2.51)

0.39

Cluster-level range in outcome (%)

(26.0–97.9)

(4.1–95.8)

  

I always had enough materials to change as often as I wanted

64.5 (318/493)

56.9 (280/492)

1.36 (0.62, 2.95)

0.42

Cluster-level range in outcome (%)

(18.0–100)

(2.0–95.8)

  

I could always get more materials when I needed to

63.6 (313/493)

57.3 (282/492)

1.26 (0.67, 2.38)

0.45

Cluster-level range in outcome (%)

(20.0–97.9)

(4.1–95.8)

  
  1. *Adjusted for age, community and educational attainment, and accounting for clustering by zone, comparing Always response (coded 1) to all other responses (coded 0)
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