Summary of cleansing and insertion data reported in the diaries over 42 days by act.

Legend: a = Wilcoxon rank-sum for non-parametric data;; b = Commercial products for cleansing: In In-depth Interviews (IDI), participants reported the use of soap in Tanzania, and soap, soda (e.g. Coca-Cola), salt, and laundry detergent in Uganda; c = Traditional products for cleansing: In the IDI, Tanzanian participants did not report the use of traditional products, but in Uganda the use of herbs was reported; d = data was missing for substance or applicator, but cleansing or insertion was ticked; e = Other applicator used for cleansing: In IDI, participants reported the use of toilet paper in both Tanzania and Uganda; f = Commercial products for insertion: In In-depth Interviews (IDI), no participants reported the use of a commercial product in Tanzania, and in Uganda, participants reported the use of soda (e.g. Coca-Cola), medication for vaginal infections, laundry detergent, petroleum-based jelly, and beer; g = Traditional products for insertion: In IDI, participants reported the use of herbs, ghee, snuff and lemon in Tanzania, and herbs and honey in Uganda; h = Other applicator used for insertion: In IDI, participants reported the use of toilet paper in Tanzania, applicator (e.g. to insert medication), and toilet paper in Uganda.