Effectiveness of menstruation hygiene skills training for adolescents with autism

Table 3 Distribution of adolescents’ menstrual hygiene skills before and after training

Application steps	Before training				After training
	Applied		Not applied		Applied		Not applied
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
She noticed that she had started bleeding	9	60.0	6	40.0	14	93.3	1	6.7
She informed me about it	12	80.0	3	20.0	15	100	-	-
She either took off her clothes on her own or I helped her	9	60.0	6	40.0	15	100	-	-
She either removed her underwear on her own or I assisted her	10	66.7	5	33.3	15	100	-	-
She washed her hands	11	73.3	4	26.7	15	100	-	-
She retrieved a fresh pair of underwear	10	66.7	5	33.3	15	100	-	-
She opened the bag and took out a sanitary pad	9	60.0	6	40.0	15	100	-	-
She placed the sanitary pad onto her underwear without touching it directly, either by herself or with my assistance	9	60.0	6	40.0	14	93.3	1	6.7
She put on her underwear, either independently or with my help	9	60.0	6	40.0	15	100	-	-
She put on her pants, either by herself or with my assistance	11	73.3	4	26.7	15	100	-	-
She washed her hands and dried them using a towel	11	73.3	4	26.7	15	100	-	-
She realized that she needed to change her pad	10	66.7	5	33.3	11	73.3	4	26.7
When the menstrual pad was dirty
She successfully removed the soiled pad	9	60.0	6	40.0	15	100	-	-
She either independently wrapped the dirty pad in her bag or I assisted her in doing so	10	66.7	5	33.3	15	100	-	-
She disposed of the dirty pad in the trash	10	66.7	5	33.3	15	100	-	-
She used toilet paper to wipe her perineum from front to back and discarded the used toilet paper in the trash	9	60.0	6	40.0	15	100	-	-
She took the clean sanitary pad out of its bag and positioned it in her underwear	9	60.0	6	40.0	15	100	-	-
She put on her underwear and pants, either on her own or with my assistance	13	86.7	2	13.3	15	100	-	-
She washed her hands	14	93.3	1	6.7	15	100	-	-