Table 2.
Pooled proportion of menstrual material needs by the type of menstrual material used.
| Menstrual Material | Self-Reported Menstrual Material Needs Pooled Proportion (as Percent) (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| None | Absorbent | Money or Vendor | |
| Menstrual Material (grouped) | |||
| Pads only | 73.4 (61.2–82.8) | 14.1 (8.7–22.0) | 10.4 (6.6–16.0) |
| Cloth only | 49.2 (36.3–62.1) | 31.1 (21.4–42.8) | 16.3 (11.9–21.8) |
| Cotton wool only | 63.8 (52.8–73.5) | 24.2 (17.5–32.4) | 14.2 (10.8–18.4) |
| Pads, cloth, cotton wool | 50.6 (40.8–60.3) | 25.9 (17.9–35.9) | 19.1 (13.4–26.6) |
| Pads, cloth, cotton wool, other | 47.6 (30.4–65.4) | 30.8 (20.2–44.0) | 16.9 (10.2–26.9) |
| Other 1 | 61.4 (47.5–73.6) | 27.0 (17.4–39.3) | 9.2 (6.2–13.5) |
| Menstrual Material (multi-response) | |||
| Pads | 70.6 (57.5–80.9) | 15.6 (9.6–24.3) | 11.5 (7.4–17.5) |
| Cloth | 48.1 (35.9–60.6) | 30.7 (21.6–41.7) | 17.3 (12.6–23.4) |
| Cotton wool | 64.8 (51.8–75.9) | 20.6 (13.7–29.9) | 14.5 (10.1–20.5) |
| Paper | 55.2 (29.6–78.2) | 25.1 (14.6–39.6) | 14.9 (7.7–26.9) |
| All others 2 | 53.0 (41.3–64.5) | 33.6 (24.1–44.6) | 11.7 (8.6–15.7) |
1 Includes foam, natural materials, bucket, paper, and “other” from the original question, or any combination of those materials, and no materials. 2 Includes foam, natural materials, no materials, bucket, and responses originally recorded as other.