Table 5.
Relationship between respondents' sociodemographic characteristics and their knowledge on menstruation and menstrual hygiene practice scores.
| Variable | Subgroups | Knowledge score (mean ± SD) | p value | MHP score (mean ± SD) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | <20 | 5.73 ± 1.55 | 0.005∗ | 4.73 ± 1.07 | 0.83 |
| 20–25 | 5.60 ± 1.56 | 4.82 ± 0.88 | |||
| >25 | 6.49 ± 1.41 | 4.85 ± 0.88 | |||
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| Age of menarche | <13 | 5.70 ± 1.52 | 0.96 | 4.78 ± 0.93 | 0.15 |
| 13–15 | 5.76 ± 1.60 | 4.76 ± 0.92 | |||
| >15 | 5.71 ± 1.50 | 5.04 ± 0.74 | |||
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| Religious affiliation | Christianity | 5.83 ± 1.57 | 0.12 | 4.70 ± 0.91 | 0.0001∗ |
| Islam | 5.51 ± 1.54 | 5.15 ± 0.79 | |||
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| Course of study | Community Nutrition | 5.08 ± 1.82 | 0.0008∗ | 4.73 ± 0.89 | 0.56 |
| Health Science Education | 5.83 ± 1.23 | 4.83 ± 0.93 | |||
| Medicine | 6.11 ± 1.48 | 4.93 ± 0.89 | |||
| Midwifery | 6.19 ± 1.69 | 4.68 ± 0.96 | |||
| Nursing | 5.58 ± 1.33 | 4.87 ± 0.87 | |||
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| Year of study | One | 5.57 ± 1.59 | 0.59 | 4.64 ± 1.01 | 0.028∗ |
| Two | 5.69 ± 1.50 | 4.72 ± 0.92 | |||
| Three | 5.84 ± 1.59 | 4.96 ± 0.88 | |||
| Four | 5.93 ± 1.64 | 5.07 ± 0.58 | |||
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| Type of accommodation at menarche | Single room | 5.72 ± 1.68 | 0.67 | 4.48 ± 0.94 | 0.067 |
| Chamber and hall | 5.55 ± 1.37 | 4.96 ± 0.86 | |||
| Several rooms in a compound house | 6.00 ± 1.74 | 4.89 ± 0.90 | |||
| Self-contained apartment | 5.75 ± 1.44 | 4.83 ± 0.88 | |||
| Mansion | 5.60 ± 2.55 | 5.00 ± 0.94 | |||
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| Area of residence during vacation | Urban area | 5.73 ± 1.52 | 0.52 | 4.83 ± 0.85 | 0.85 |
| Suburban | 5.85 ± 1.73 | 4.77 ± 1.00 | |||
| Rural | 5.43 ± 1.12 | 4.86 ± 0.85 | |||
∗Statistically significant.