Quality of public school toilets and the frequency of changing sanitary napkins among students in public secondary schools in the City of Manila, Philippines.
Chikako KatsunoErnesto R GregorioMarian Fe Theresa C LomboyDaisuke NonakaPaul Michael R HernandezCrystal Amiel M EstradaJennel Mae T PimentelRhea Marie Grace C BernadasJun KobayashiPublished in: Tropical medicine and health (2019)
The present study showed that the quality of school toilets was not associated with the frequency of changing sanitary napkins among the studied population. However, it does not mean that the cause-effect relationship was rejected. Further studies involving more schools are necessary to confirm this relationship. Improving subjective norm and perceived behavior control might improve menstrual hygiene behavior.