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MENSTMATERIALS
Used menstrual materials such as sanitary pads, tampons, cloth
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Description

MENSTMATERIALS records whether the respondent used any materials such as sanitary pads, tampons, or cloth during her last menstruation.

The question is asked to women who menstruated at least once in the last year.

Comparability

Some surveys addressed the question only to ever-married women.

Universe

  • Afghanistan 2022: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Algeria 2018: Women age 15-49 currently married or in a union who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Bangladesh 2019: Women age 15-49 currently married or in a union who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Benin 2021: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Central African Republic 2018: Women age 15-49 currently married or in a union who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Chad 2019: Women age 15-49 currently married or in a union who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Comoros 2022: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Congo Democratic Republic 2017: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Costa Rica 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Cuba 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Dominican Republic 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Eswatini (Swaziland) 2021: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Fiji 2021: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Gambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Ghana 2017: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Guinea Bissau 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year and reported being absent from school or work activities because of menstration
  • Guyana 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Honduras 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Iraq 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Kiribati 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Kosovo 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Kosovo (Roma) 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Kyrgyzstan 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Laos 2017: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Lesotho 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Macedonia 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Macedonia (Roma) 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Madagascar 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Malawi 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Mongolia 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Montenegro 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Montenegro (Roma) 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Nepal 2019: Ever-married women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Nigeria 2021: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Pakistan (Punjab) 2017: Women age 15-49 currently married or in a union who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Pakistan (Sindh) 2018: Women age 15-49 currently married or in a union who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Pakistan (Balochistan) 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Palestine 2019: Women age 15-49 currently married or in a union who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Samoa 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Sao Tome and Principe 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Serbia (Roma) 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Serbia 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Sierra Leone 2017: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Suriname 2018: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Togo 2017: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Tonga 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Trinidad and Tobago 2022: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Tunisia 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Tunisia 2023: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Turkmenistan 2019: Ever-married women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Turks and Caicos 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Tuvalu 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Uzbekistan 2021: Women age 15-49 in phase 2 of data collection who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Vietnam 2020: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year
  • Zimbabwe 2019: Women age 15-49 who menstruated at least once in the last year

Availability

  • Afghanistan: 2022
  • Algeria: 2018
  • Bangladesh: 2019
  • Benin: 2021
  • Central African Republic: 2018
  • Chad: 2019
  • Comoros: 2022
  • Congo Democratic Republic: 2017
  • Costa Rica: 2018
  • Cuba: 2019
  • Dominican Republic: 2019
  • Eswatini (Swaziland): 2021
  • Fiji: 2021
  • Gambia: 2018
  • Ghana: 2017
  • Guinea Bissau: 2018
  • Guyana: 2019
  • Honduras: 2019
  • Iraq: 2018
  • Kiribati: 2018
  • Kosovo: 2019
  • Kosovo (Roma): 2019
  • Kyrgyzstan: 2018
  • Laos: 2017
  • Lesotho: 2018
  • Macedonia: 2018
  • Macedonia (Roma): 2018
  • Madagascar: 2018
  • Malawi: 2019
  • Mongolia: 2018
  • Montenegro: 2018
  • Montenegro (Roma): 2018
  • Nepal: 2019
  • Nigeria: 2021
  • Pakistan (Punjab): 2017
  • Pakistan (Sindh): 2018
  • Pakistan (Balochistan): 2019
  • Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa): 2019
  • Palestine: 2019
  • Samoa: 2019
  • Sao Tome and Principe: 2019
  • Serbia: 2019
  • Serbia (Roma): 2019
  • Sierra Leone: 2017
  • Suriname: 2018
  • Togo: 2017
  • Tonga: 2019
  • Trinidad and Tobago: 2022
  • Tunisia: 2018, 2023
  • Turkmenistan: 2019
  • Turks and Caicos: 2019
  • Tuvalu: 2019
  • Uzbekistan: 2021
  • Vietnam: 2020
  • Zimbabwe: 2019