Table 2.
Different menstrual hygiene management practices and WASH access variables of women participating in the study according to infection status
| Exposures | With BV (N = 229) | Without BV (N = 329) | P-value | With Candidiasis(N = 190) | Without Candidiasis (N = 368) | P-value | With TV (N = 31) | Without TV (N = 527) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHM practices | |||||||||
| Absorbent material | |||||||||
| Disposable sanitary pads | 99 (43.23) | 177 (53.80) | 0.014 | 70 (36.84) | 206 (55.98) | 0.001 | 12 (38.71) | 264 (50.09) | 0.218 |
| Reusable cloths | 130 (56.77) | 152 (46.20) | 120 (63.16) | 162 (44.02) | 19 (61.29) | 263 (49.91) | |||
| Type of reusable material use | |||||||||
| Old cotton fabric | 61 (46.92) | 84 (55.26) | 0.162 | 62 (51.67) | 83 (51.23) | 0.943 | 9 (47.37) | 136 (51.71) | 0.715 |
| Old silk/nylon fabric | 69 (53.08) | 68 (44.74) | 58 (48.33) | 79 (48.77) | 10 (52.63) | 127 (48.29) | |||
| Frequency of change of absorbent | |||||||||
| Once a day | 69 (30.13) | 60 (18.24) | 44 (23.16) | 85 (23.10) | 0.869 | 7 (22.58) | 122 (23.15) | 0.653 | |
| Twice a day | 110 (48.03) | 156 (47.42) | 0.001 | 88 (46.32) | 178 (48.37) | 17 (54.84) | 249 (47.25) | ||
| Three times a day or more | 50 (21.83) | 113 (34.35) | 58 (30.53) | 105 (28.53) | 7 (22.58) | 156 (29.60) | |||
| Place of change of absorbent | |||||||||
| In a toilet facility | 130 (56.77) | 218 (66.26) | 0.023 | 112 (58.95) | 236 (64.13) | 0.231 | 20 (64.52) | 328 (62.24) | 0.799 |
| Outside a toilet facility | 99 (43.23) | 111 (33.74) | 78 (41.05) | 132 (35.87) | 11 (35.48) | 199 (37.76) | |||
| What type of washing do you practice during menstruation | |||||||||
| Only vaginal wash | 45 (19.65) | 58 (17.63) | 0.545 | 43 (22.63) | 60 (16.30) | 0.068 | 5 (16.13) | 98 (18.60) | 0.731 |
| Bath of full body | 184 (80.35) | 271 (82.37) | 147 (77.37) | 308 (83.70) | 26 (83.87) | 429 (81.40) | |||
| Frequency of washing during menstruation | |||||||||
| Twice or more per day | 96 (41.92) | 166 (50.46) | 0.047 | 77 (40.53) | 185 (50.27) | 0.029 | 15 (48.39) | 247 (46.87) | 0.869 |
| Once a day | 133 (58.08) | 163 (49.54) | 113 (59.47) | 183 (49.73) | 16 (51.61) | 280 (53.13) | |||
| WASH Access variables | |||||||||
| Do you have a latrine at home? | |||||||||
| Yes | 186 (81.2) | 265(80.6) | 0.84 | 162 (85.3) | 289 (78.5) | 0.056 | 25 (80.7) | 426 (80.8%) | 0.97 |
| No | 43 (18.8) | 64 (19.4) | 28 (14.7) | 79 (21.5) | 6 (19.3) | 101 (19.2%) | |||
| Where is the water source located? | |||||||||
| In the house | 155 (67.7) | 211 (64.1) | 0.14 | 122 (64.2) | 244 (66.3) | 0.74 | 20 (64.5) | 346 (65.7) | 0.64 |
| In the yard | 34 (14.9) | 42 (12.8) | 24 (12.6) | 52 (14.1) | 6 (19.4) | 70 (13.3) | |||
| At relatives/neighbor house or yard | 2 (3.65) | 2 (0.87) | 6 (3.2) | 8 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 14 (2.7) | |||
| At a public location | 38 (16.6) | 64 (19.4) | 38 (20) | 64 (17.4) | 5 (16.1) | 97 (18.4) | |||
Data are expressed in no (%) of women. P-value determined by Pearson’s chi-square (χ2) test