Table 7.

Reasons of school absenteeism during menstruation days, Northeast Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 248)

Reasons (n = 248)	Number	Percent
Shame/fear of leakage/staining	204	82.26
Had no pad to manage period	139	56.05
No private place to manage period at school	78	31.45
Lack of continuous water supply	57	22.98
Pain/discomfort	52	20.97
Lack of disposal system for pads/cloths	21	8.47
Lack of separate bathroom for girls	19	7.66

NB: Multiple responses were possible and the percent is greater than 100%.