U- Reporters are well informed with the majority (58%) scoring between 3 and 5 answers correctly, there is no major difference in the responses by gender.
The biggest misconception is on period duration with U-Reporters thinking that a period should last exactly 1 week. This is followed by 37% of U-Reporters who are unaware that is possible to fall pregnant whilst menstruating.
Only 14% believe that when a woman is menstruating she should stay at home and not go to school, highlighting that a vast majority believe that menstruation is not a reason to miss school or other activities