Table 2.

Codes relevant to this manuscript

Code	Meaning
Desired Information	Information respondents wished to have or to have learned about earlier
Early Menarche	Mention of early menarche experience (i.e., before learning about menstruation at all)
Education	Mention of education about menstruation
Educating all	Mention of menstrual education addressing the whole classroom, not only PWM
Education at school	Comments on the importance of menstrual education being addressed at school
Lack of education	Mention of lack of menstrual literacy
Informal education	Mention of information received from informal sources e.g., mothers, friends, internet
Emotional dimension	Mention of menstruation’s impact on mood
Emotional discredit	Ideas, reactions or moods blamed on menstruation
Menarche experience	Experiences, anecdotes, and comments on the experience of menarche
Men's knowledge	Mention of men's knowledge or lack of about menstruation (coded as men rather than PWDNM as this is how it was articulated in the data)
Men’s view	Comments from men about their perception of menstruation or the perception of their male friends (coded as men rather than PWDNM as this is how it was articulated in the data)
Menopause	Mention of menopause
Pain	Mention of pain related to menstruation
Questions	Questions about menstruation