Table 5.

School absenteeism and its reasons among in-school adolescent girls in Gimbi town, western Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 378)

Characteristics of respondent	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Did not go to school during your menstruation (378)	Yes	125	33.1
	No	253	66.9
Average days absent from school monthly due to menstruation (125)	1–2 days	94	75.2
	2–3 days	22	17.6
	3–4 days	9	7.2
Reason for absence (125)	Lack of water in the school	12	9.6
	Lack of separate toilet	2	1.6
	Can’t access sanitary pad	19	15.2
	No suitable place	19	15.2
	Fear of leakage	22	17.6
	Abdominal pain	51	40.8