Determinants of Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices among Schoolgirls: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Savannah Region of Ghana

Table 1

Socio-demographics of the girls ( =430).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentages
Age	<15 years	136	31.6
	≥15 years	294	68.4
	Mean ± SD		15.10 ± 1.50
Class	JHS 1	142	33.0
	JHS 2	176	40.9
	JHS 3	112	26.1
Ethnicity	Gonja	225	52.3
	Kamara	85	19.8
	Others	120	27.9
Religion	Islam	327	76.0
	Christianity	103	24.0
Category of school	Public	394	91.6
	Private	36	8.4
Residence	Rural	216	50.2
	Urban	214	49.8
Living with	Mother/father only	88	20.5
	Both parent	244	56.7
	Relatives	89	20.7
	Boarding	5	1.2
	Friends	4	0.9
Mother’s occupation	Formal job	27	6.3
	Informal job	403	93.7
Pocket money	Yes	165	38.4
	No	265	61.6