Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices and Associated Factors among Secondary School Girls in East Hararghe Zone, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge of menstruation and its hygiene practices among secondary school girls in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 672).

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Menstruation is
Physiological process	517	76.9
Pathological process	40	6.0
Do not know	115	17.1
Cause of menstruation
Hormones	491	73.1
Disease	33	4.9
Curse	24	3.6
Do not know	124	18.4
Source of menstrual blood
Uterus	493	73.4
Vagina	75	11.2
Bladder	26	3.9
Do not know	78	11.5
Important to take care of personal hygiene during menstruation
Yes	626	93.2
No	7	1.0
Do not know	39	5.8
Good absorbent during menstruation
Sanitary pads	586	87.2
Old cloths/towels	68	10.1
Do not know	18	2.7
Overall knowledge status
Poor	78	11.6
Moderate	134	19.9
Good	460	68.5