Developing the menstrual justice agenda: insights from a mixed method study in the mid-western region of Nepal

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Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

Characteristics	Categories	Focus group discussions		Quantitative survey
		Frequency (n = 71)	Percentage	Frequency (n = 400)	Percentage
Age	14–15			167	41.8
	16–17			112	28.0
	18–19	35	49.3	121	30.3
	25–45	36	50.7
Ethnicity/caste	Brahmin/Chhetri	53	74.7	220	55.0
	Dalit	16	22.5	105	26.3
	Janajati	2	2.8	10	2.5
	Thakuri	0	0	34	8.5
	Others (Sanysi, Dasnami etc)	0	0	31	7.8
Marital status	Unmarried	27	38.0	307	76.8
	Married	44	62.0	93	23.3
Education (years)	None	9	12.7	1	0.3
	Primary (1-8)	15	21.1	117	29.3
	Secondary (9-10)	19	26.8	197	49.3
	Secondary (11-12)	20	28.2	79	19.8
	13 and above	8	11.3	6	1.5
Occupation/main source of household income*	Agriculture	19	26.8	198	49.5
	Small business	9	12.7	46	11.5
	Housewife/Homemaker	11	15.5	0	0.0
	Foreign employment	0	0.0	101	25.3
	Other Job	4	5.6	53	13.3
	Student/unemployed	28	39.4	2	0.5

*Occupation refers to the participant’s occupation in the focus group discussions and the main source of household income in the quantitative survey.

Figure 1. The distribution of reasons given for not using a sanitary pad when this is the preferred option (n = 142, multiple responses possible)

Figure 2. Specific reasons given for missing work and school among the 64 girls who reported missing school and 20 girls who reported missing work (multiple responses possible)