Table 3.
Mean tampon wear time (hours) in teens and adults prior to (baseline) and after (follow-up) the launch of a national advertising campaign explaining that tampons can be used at night for up to eight hours or that a pad should be used if planning to sleep longer than eight hours.
| TAMPON PRACTICES DIARY STUDIES | MEANa TAMPON WEAR TIME ± SE IN HOURSb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TEENS | ADULTS | COMBINED POPULATION | |
| Baseline | |||
| Overall | 5.86 ± 0.14 | 5.12 ± 0.05 | 5.25 ± 0.05 |
| Normal activity | 4.88 ± 0.15 | 4.44 ± 0.05 | 4.50 ± 0.05 |
| Exercise/high activity | 5.36 ± 0.26 | 4.27 ± 0.15 | 4.61 ± 0.13 |
| Sleep | 7.80 ± 0.30 | 7.52 ± 0.13 | 7.59 ± 0.12 |
| Follow-up | |||
| Overall | 5.64 ± 0.12 | 5.27 ± 0.06 | 5.36 ± 0.05 |
| Normal activity | 4.90 ± 0.13 | 4.52 ± 0.06 | 4.60 ±0.05 |
| Exercise/high activity | 5.42 ± 0.28 | 4.50 ± 0.21 | 5.18 ± 0.17 |
| Sleep | 7.55 ± 0.28 | 7.50 ± 0.13 | 7.51 ± 0.12 |
Notes:
a
Least-squared means adjusted for random effects among subjects and repeated measures.
b
Generalized mixed model for repeated measures not significant between studies.