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

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 672).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age	≤16 years	273	40.6
	>16 years	399	59.4
Students live with	Parents	467	69.5
	Peers	110	16.4
	Relatives	59	8.7
	Alone	36	5.4
Place of residence	Urban	249	37
	Rural	423	63
Marital status	Single	632	94.0
	Married	40	6.0
Religion	Muslim	490	72.9
	Orthodox	131	19.5
	Protestant	51	7.6
School	Babile	173	25.7
	Haramaya	154	22.9
	Kombolcha	190	28.3
	Qarsa	155	23.1
School grade	9	373	55.5
	10	299	44.5
Mother’s educational status	No formal education	343	51.0
	Primary education	209	31.1
	Secondary and above education	120	17.9
Father’s educational status	No formal education	308	45.8
	Primary education	214	31.8
	Secondary and above education	150	22.3