Table 3 Age- and education-adjusted percent using feminine hygiene products by race/ethnicity, with the highest percent in each category in bold (CAPABLE Study, 2019–2020).

From: Differences in personal care product use by race/ethnicity among women in California: implications for chemical exposures

 

Used at least once per month

Black

Latina

Vietnamese

White

Mixed Race

n = 70

n = 73

n = 78

n = 79

n = 18

Feminine wipes

29.8%

54.0% B, V, W, M

19.8%

18.2%

25.6%

Feminine wash/cleanser

38.2%W

39.7%W

30.5%W

9 .4%

42.0%W

Feminine spray

13.8%W

16.9%W

8.7%

2.6%

11.4%

Vaginal douche

8.9%V,W

6.1% V, W

0.0%

0.0%

13.3% V, W

  1. The following items did not differ by racial/ethnic group and are not included in the table: feminine powder/baby powder, lubricant.
  2. B,L,V,W,MSuperscripts indicate that mean is significantly higher (p < 0.05) in pairwise comparison than mean for Black (B), Latina (L), Vietnamese (V), White (W), or Mixed-Race (M) women, respectively.