PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCAL AND IMPORTED SANITARY PADS

Authors

  • Abaraham B. Nyoni National University of Science and Technology
  • Professor Londiwe Nkiwane National University of Science and Technology
  • Dr. Peeps Gonde National University of Science and Technology
  • P. Sibanda National University of Science and Technology

Keywords:

sanitary pads, performance characteristics, imported pads, local pads, disposal

Abstract

A comparative study of Zimbabwean manufactured and imported sanitary pads was carried out in order to elucidate the performance characteristics that make them popular with the majority of women. Five different types of the most popular imported and locally made sanitary pads that were determined by a preliminary questionnaire survey were selected and their performance characteristics, that is, absorbency, liquid retention and strike through properties determined. The results show that imported sanitary pads are preferred by Zimbabwean women (47%) due to their performance characteristics such as comfort, odour control, size, absorption, sticking of adhesive, packaging and protection of strike through. Women using local products account for 39% of the sample population and those using both imported and local products 14% and a significant number of women in rural areas (72%) are still using alternative methods due to the prohibitive costs of modern methods of sanitary protection.

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Author Biographies

Abaraham B. Nyoni, National University of Science and Technology

Department of Textile Technology

Professor Londiwe Nkiwane, National University of Science and Technology

Department of Textile Technology

Dr. Peeps Gonde, National University of Science and Technology

Department of Textile Technology

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Published

2011-07-15

How to Cite

Nyoni, A. B., Nkiwane, L., Gonde, P., & P. Sibanda. (2011). PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCAL AND IMPORTED SANITARY PADS. Zimbabwe Journal of Science and Technology, 6(2). Retrieved from https://journals.nust.ac.zw/index.php/zjst/article/view/39

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