Table 4. Sociocultural and environmental factors for the management of menstrual hygiene among female students in Mehalmeda secondary school, Amhara region, Ethiopia, June 2013.

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Had access to clean water	No	35	7.1
	Yes	457	92.9
Had access to toilet	No	17	3.5
	Yes	475	96.5
Privacy of the toilet is kept	No	71	14.4
	Yes	407	82.7
Feel comfortable in schoolwhile menstruating	No	341	69.3
	Yes	151	30.7
Reason for being uncomfortablein school*	No place to dispose used pad	49	10.0
	No private place to changesanitary pad	193	39.2
	No water for washing	94	19.1
	I had Pain or discomfort	11	2.2
Absent from school	No	240	48.8
	Yes	252	51.2
Menstruation interferes schoolperformance	No	291	59.1
	Yes	201	40.9
Activities restricted duringmenstruation	No	175	35.6
	Yes	317	64.4

*Some respondents have multiple responses.