Table 3.

Source and adequacy of knowledge about menstruation among participants who had received some information before menarche^*.

	Young women	Adult women	Comments
	(n = 56)	(n = 67)
SOURCE OF INFORMATION (MULTIPLE RESPONSE)
Teacher	22 (39.3)	32 (47.8)
Mother	20 (35.7)	12 (17.9)
Other family members	10 (17.9)	12 (17.9)
Other sources	06 (10.7)	26 (38.8)
Physician	04 (7.1)	00 (0)
KNOWLEDGE RECEIVED REGARDING THE LINK BETWEEN
MENSTRUATION AND FERTILITY
Yes	20 (35.7)	12 (18.5)	Chi square = 4.60, p = 0.032, significant
No	36 (64.3)	53 (81.5)
PERCEIVED ADEQUACY OF THE EXPLANATION OF MENSTRUATION
Adequate information received	13 (23.2)	05 (7.7)	Chi square = 4.56, p = 0.033, significant
Inadequate information received	43 (76.8)	60 (92.3)

*Values are given as number (percentage).