Global Journal of Human Social Science, C: Sociology and Culture, Volume 22 Issue 1

reusable pads was confirmed: b = 0.18, t (303) = 8.35 (higher than t critical value of 1.97), R 2 = 0.19, F (1, 303) = 69.71 (higher than the f critical value of 1.97), p < .01 (Table 3). Essentially, post-campaign, the awareness of menstrual hygiene accounted for 19 percent of the respondents’ liking of reusable pads. Hence, rejecting the null hypothesis 2a and retaining the alternate hypothesis 2b denoting that understanding on menstruation has an impact on the liking of reusable pads. Table 3: Summary of Regression Analysis of the Impact of Post-Campaign Awareness on Liking of Reusable Pads (N=305) Source B SE B t p Constant 2.49 0.13 19.32 .000 Post awareness campaign 0.18 0.022 8.35 .000 R2 F 0.19 *69.71 *p < .01 B = coefficients SE B= standard error ( β ) =coefficients The linear equation for calculating the liking of reusable pads is as follows: liking of reusable pads = 2.49 + 0.19 * (rating of post-campaign awareness) For instance, if a girl were to rate the post- campaign awareness as “8”, then her liking of reusable pads would be around 4. Conversely, if the girl rates the post-campaign awareness as “1”, her liking of reusable pads would likely be about 1. While this equation thus helps to point out the importance of post-campaign awareness as a factor, it is also critical to highlight that this factor only accounts for 19% of the liking of reusable pads. Therefore, other factors still need to be identified. Other factors could include lower costs of the reusable pads over an extended period (1-2 years); actual experience of the comfort; strong understanding of how to use the pad to avoid garment soiling; and the ability/resources to handle the challenges of washing and drying these pads, while ensuring privacy during this process. b) Respondents Aged 8-15 This section of the results section focuses on the results of respondents in the age group of 8-15 years old. Table 4 represents the mean and standard deviation of the pre-awareness campaign survey and post awareness campaign survey. It can be observed that the awareness of menstrual hygiene increased from 1.91 (pre-campaign) to 4.83 (post-campaign) for all age groups. This constituted an increase of 152.9%. Table 4: Mean and Standard Deviation of the entire sample population of Pre- and Post-Campaign Survey Ratings of Awareness of Menstrual Hygiene for Respondents Aged 8-15 (N=54) n Pre-campaign Awareness of Menstrual Hygiene score Post-campaign Awareness of Menstrual Hygiene score M SD M SD 54 1.91 1.01 4.83 1.55 A paired sample t -test was carried out to determine whether a significant difference exists in the mean scores of the sample population. Table 5 depicts that a significant difference exists between pre- campaign awareness of menstrual Hygiene (M= 1.91, SD= 1.01) and post-campaign awareness of menstrual Hygiene (M= 4.83, SD= 1.55), t (53) = 11.02 (higher than the t critical value of 2.01), p <.01. Hence, rejecting the null hypothesis 1a and retaining the alternate hypothesis 1b. Volume XXII Issue I Version I 36 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals C “Spot On & Off”: Evaluation of Effectiveness of Self-Formulated Menstrual Hygiene Campaign in Rural India