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Variable

Mean

Hindu

0.789

0.408

697

Chhetri

0.242

0.429

697

Brahmin

0.22

0.414

697

Age

29.936

9.032

697

Married

0.812

0.391

696

Number of girls in household

2.036

1.144

697

Number of boys in household

1.991

1.177

664

Highest education

6.957

5.207

692

Father’s education

2.748

4.791

694

Mother’s education

1.414

4.199

694

Family income (Rs. 0–24,999)

0.693

0.462

697

Family income (Rs. 25,000–40,000)

0.231

0.422

697

Family income (Rs. > 40,000)

0.076

0.265

697

Has toilet

0.891

0.311

580

Own land

0.925

0.526

695

Stigma: Not permitted kitchen

0.607

0.489

697

Stigma: Not permitted holy place

0.945

0.228

695

Stigma: Kept in shed

0.569

0.496

694

Stigma: Untouchable

0.361

0.489

696

Knowledge: Source uterus

0.535

0.499

697

Knowledge: Source vagina

0.134

0.341

695

Knowledge: Source bladder

0.023

0.15

695

Knowledge: Source abdomen

0.053

0.225

695

Knowledge: Source unaware

0.253

0.435

695

Knowledge: Cause pathological

0.052

0.222

696

Knowledge: Cause curse

0.016

0.125

696

Knowledge: Cause physiological

0.749

0.434

696

Knowledge: Cause do not know

0.184

0.388

696

Usage: Ever use sanitary pad

0.763

0.426

696

Usage: Frequently use pad

0.405

0.491

697

Usage: Use last

0.564

0.496

697

Table 1.

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Summary Statistics of Baseline Variables

	Variable	Mean	SD	N
1	Hindu	0.789	0.408	697
2	Chhetri	0.242	0.429	697
3	Brahmin	0.22	0.414	697
4	Age	29.936	9.032	697
5	Married	0.812	0.391	696
6	Number of girls in household	2.036	1.144	697
7	Number of boys in household	1.991	1.177	664
8	Highest education	6.957	5.207	692
9	Father’s education	2.748	4.791	694
10	Mother’s education	1.414	4.199	694
11	Family income (Rs. 0–24,999)	0.693	0.462	697
12	Family income (Rs. 25,000–40,000)	0.231	0.422	697
13	Family income (Rs. > 40,000)	0.076	0.265	697
14	Has toilet	0.891	0.311	580
15	Own land	0.925	0.526	695
16	Stigma: Not permitted kitchen	0.607	0.489	697
17	Stigma: Not permitted holy place	0.945	0.228	695
18	Stigma: Kept in shed	0.569	0.496	694
19	Stigma: Untouchable	0.361	0.489	696
20	Knowledge: Source uterus	0.535	0.499	697
21	Knowledge: Source vagina	0.134	0.341	695
22	Knowledge: Source bladder	0.023	0.15	695
23	Knowledge: Source abdomen	0.053	0.225	695
24	Knowledge: Source unaware	0.253	0.435	695
25	Knowledge: Cause pathological	0.052	0.222	696
26	Knowledge: Cause curse	0.016	0.125	696
27	Knowledge: Cause physiological	0.749	0.434	696
28	Knowledge: Cause do not know	0.184	0.388	696
29	Usage: Ever use sanitary pad	0.763	0.426	696
30	Usage: Frequently use pad	0.405	0.491	697
31	Usage: Use last	0.564	0.496	697

	Variable	Mean	SD	N
1	Hindu	0.789	0.408	697
2	Chhetri	0.242	0.429	697
3	Brahmin	0.22	0.414	697
4	Age	29.936	9.032	697
5	Married	0.812	0.391	696
6	Number of girls in household	2.036	1.144	697
7	Number of boys in household	1.991	1.177	664
8	Highest education	6.957	5.207	692
9	Father’s education	2.748	4.791	694
10	Mother’s education	1.414	4.199	694
11	Family income (Rs. 0–24,999)	0.693	0.462	697
12	Family income (Rs. 25,000–40,000)	0.231	0.422	697
13	Family income (Rs. > 40,000)	0.076	0.265	697
14	Has toilet	0.891	0.311	580
15	Own land	0.925	0.526	695
16	Stigma: Not permitted kitchen	0.607	0.489	697
17	Stigma: Not permitted holy place	0.945	0.228	695
18	Stigma: Kept in shed	0.569	0.496	694
19	Stigma: Untouchable	0.361	0.489	696
20	Knowledge: Source uterus	0.535	0.499	697
21	Knowledge: Source vagina	0.134	0.341	695
22	Knowledge: Source bladder	0.023	0.15	695
23	Knowledge: Source abdomen	0.053	0.225	695
24	Knowledge: Source unaware	0.253	0.435	695
25	Knowledge: Cause pathological	0.052	0.222	696
26	Knowledge: Cause curse	0.016	0.125	696
27	Knowledge: Cause physiological	0.749	0.434	696
28	Knowledge: Cause do not know	0.184	0.388	696
29	Usage: Ever use sanitary pad	0.763	0.426	696
30	Usage: Frequently use pad	0.405	0.491	697
31	Usage: Use last	0.564	0.496	697

Source: Authors’ calculation from survey.

Note: The table provides the mean and standard deviation of the variables collected during the survey.

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