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. 2020 Oct 28;15(10):e0239914. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239914

Table 3. Boys’ attitudes toward menstruation.

Panel A: continuous variables Mean SD Min Max N
Appropriate for girls to talk about periods in public? (1-5) 2.173 1.317 1 5 423
Women in my house ashamed to reveal menstruation (1-5) 3.355 1.564 1 5 425
Panel B: categorical variables Mean [95% CI] N
Do you feel safe in school latrines? (Y/N) 0.27 0.23 0.31 423
Do you know when your classmates have their periods? (Y/N) 0.27 0.23 0.31 428
Do you think girls would be ashamed if you knew? (Y/N) 0.78 0.74 0.82 423
Do you feel periods should be hidden at school? (Y/N) 0.53 0.48 0.58 426
Would you like to have someone you can ask about periods? (Y/N) 0.84 0.80 0.87 402
Menst’ing women in my house restricted from activities (Y/N) 0.66 0.61 0.71 371
If YES, restricted from…
…touching water sources/animals 0.17 0.13 0.21 432
…cooking 0.29 0.25 0.33 432
…washing dishes 0.16 0.13 0.20 432
…public gatherings 0.17 0.14 0.21 432
…sleeping in normal spot 0.06 0.04 0.08 432
…using normal toilet/latrine 0.08 0.06 0.11 432
…other 0.06 0.04 0.09 432