Research and feasibility study to explore menstrual practices and investigate the suitability of menstrual cups for adolescent girls and women in Kenya, Menstrual Cup

KENYA, 2010
Health and Well-Being (HaW)

African Population and Health Research Center

Variable Groups

Variable group: Vaginal practices

Variables 26

v601

Have you ever inserted anything in the vagina to collect menstrual flow

v601a

[If yes] what have you used

v601ao1

Other(s) specify

v601b

how often do you use it

v602

Have you ever inserted anything in the vagina to prevent pregnancy

v602a

[If yes]what have you used

v602ao1

Other(s) specify

v602b

Is this your current method of preventing pregnancy

v602c

[If yes] how often do you use it

v603

Have you ever inserted anything in the vagina to prevent diseases

v603a

[IF YES] what have you used

v603ao1

[IF YES] specify what have you used

v603b

Is this your current method of preventing diseases

v603c

[IF YES] how often do you use it

v604

Have you ever had a Papanicolaou smear test [Pap smear]

v605

Do you ever wash inside the vagina for cleaning

v605ai

[IF YES] what do you use: water

v605aii

[IF YES] what do you use: soap

v605aiii

[IF YES] what do you use: cloth

v605aiv

[IF YES] what do you use: other(s)

v605aivo1

[IF YES] what do you use: specify other(s)

v605b

How often do you use it?

v606

Have you ever inserted anything in the vagina to make it dry

v606a

[If yes] how often do you use it

v607

Have you ever inserted anything in the vagina to heal or treat any health proble

v607a

). [If yes] how often do you use it