Table 4.

Responses of the participants on the acceptability of the BFP

Item	Responses	Rural (N = 111) Frequency (%)	Urban (N = 186) Frequency (%)
Preference of sanitary products	Both disposable pads and BFP	38 (34.2)	97 (52.2)
	BFP 80% of the time	–	38 (20.4)
	Menstrual cup and BFP	–	5 (2.7)
	Only BFP	69 (62.2)	42 (22.6)
	BFP and another brand of reusable pads	–	2 (1.1)
	No response	4 (3.6)	2 (1.1)
Recommending BFP to others	Very likely	2${}^{\mathrm{a}}$ (14.3)	104${}^{\mathrm{b}}$ (78.2)
	Likely	9${}^{\mathrm{a}}$ (64.3)	20${}^{\mathrm{b}}$ (15.0)
	Unlikely	3${}^{\mathrm{a}}$ (21.4)	2${}^{\mathrm{b}}$ (1.5)
	Very unlikely	–	7${}^b$ (5.3)
Comfort and ease of use and reuse	Strongly agree	104 (93.7)	103 (55.4)
	Agree	3 (2.7)	53 (28.5)
	Neutral	–	20 (10.8)
	Disagree	4 (3.6)	9 (4.8)
	Strongly disagree	–	1 (0.5)
Ease of washing and cleaning	Strongly agree	106 (95.5)	95 (51.1)
	Agree	3 (2.7)	61 (32.8)
	Neutral	–	16 (8.6)
	Disagree	–	4 (2.2)
	Strongly disagree	2 (1.8)	10 (5.4)
Are others in the family now wantingto make switch to BFP?	Yes	67 (60.4)	85 (45.7)
	No	29 (26.1)	62 (33.3)
	Don’t know	15 (13.5)	39 (21.0)
Like to continue to use the BFP?	Very likely	98 (88.3)	74${}^c$ (74.0)
	Likely	13 (11.7)	19${}^{\mathrm{c}}$ (19.0)
	Unlikely	–	2${}^{\mathrm{c}}$ (2.0)
	Very Unlikely	–	5${}^c$ (5.0)
Reason for preferring BFP?	Easy to handle	78 (70.3)	62 (33.3)
	Absorbs better	74 (66.7)	63 (33.9)
	Feels clean	10 (9.0)	48 (25.8)
	Economical	82 (73.9)	120 (64.5)
	Eco-friendliness	97 (87.4)	165 (76.6)
	I feel traditional	4 (3.6)	25 (13.4)
	I feel modern	8 (7.2)	14 (7.5)
Reason for recommending BFP?	Concern for the environment	87 (78.0)	120 (64.5)
	Concern for the health	71 (63.6)	34 (18.4)
	Money spent every month	58 (52.3)	31 (16.4)
	No response	9 (8.3)	1 (0.7)

Missing data ^a97; ^b53; ^c86