Type of absorbent | Number | Percentage |
Use of Sanitary pad as absorbent | 89 | 92.7 |
Re-useable cloth/Napkin as absorbent | 30 | 31.3 |
Use of Tissue paper as absorbent | 9 | 9.4 |
Use of no absorbent | 1 | 1.0 |
Total* | 129 | 134.4 |
Practice of washing of body after use of any absorbent | Number | Percentage |
Respondents who wash the body after use of absorbent | 76 | 79.2 |
Respondents who do not wash the body after use of absorbent | 20 | 20.8 |
Total | 96 | 100 |
Method of disposal of used absorbents | Number | Percentage |
Disposable polythene bags | 48 | 50.0 |
Burning | 47 | 48.9 |
Dumping of used absorbents in open refuse | 25 | 26.0 |
Flushing of used absorbent in the toilet | 19 | 19.8 |
Burying in the ground | 7 | 7.3 |
Total* | 146 | 152 |