Summary of cleansing data reported in the diaries over 42 days by women who had complete data in the Diary Study in Tanzania and Uganda, per woman analysis.

Legend: a = Wilcoxon rank-sum for non-parametric data; b = Calculation was for all participants including those not reporting cleansing. Up to four cleansing acts could be counted. If a participant ticked the box stating she had cleansed more than four times on that day, we assumed that she had cleansed five times; c = Commercial products for cleansing: In In-depth Interviews (IDI), participants reported the use of soap in Tanzania and soap and aerated drinks in Uganda; d = 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; e = Restricted to those who reported using a commercial substance; f = Restricted to those who reported using a traditional substance; g = Other applicator used for cleansing: In IDI, participants reported the use of toilet paper in Tanzania and Uganda; h = Restricted to those who reported having sex; i = Among women who reported cleansing at least once and had sex at least once, restricted to the days when they reported cleansing ≤4 times so that all sex-related cleansing could be captured by the diary; j = Wilcoxon signed-rank test for paired data; k = Vaginal discomfort was defined as vaginal irritation, pain or itching; an abnormal discharge; or abnormal smell.