According to a 2018 survey by Young Scot Enterprise, inability to access period products because of cost has been a problem for more than 25% of respondents enrolled in secondary schools, colleges or universities. About 24% of those not in school said they also struggled to find the appropriate products, with 61% of those respondents saying they couldn't afford them.

Both groups said they had been forced to use alternatives, including toilet paper. Infection is among the concerns about people not being able to access proper products or enough of them, according to the United Nations Population Fund.

legitimately astonished that so many people were using toilet paper instead of tampons D: