Eswatini 2024 — 177 women & men interviewed

Locations: Manzini and Mbabane

36.1% of women indicated they were unaware of what a period was prior to menarche

“I remember thinking, what’s wrong with me, what is happening? I thought I was injured”

45.6% of participants reported that the availability of products was low

"It is hard to have money to buy pads when that money could go to bread, meat, rent and things like that: necessities"

34.5% of male participants reported that they knew nothing about menstruation.

“I remember laughing and making jokes about girls on their periods in primary, we were responding out of ignorance."