Absorbent pad and absorbent article

An absorbent article having an absorbent pad and a waist band across which the absorbent pad is attached, wherein

• the absorbent pad includes:
• a liquid pervious top sheet;
• a liquid impervious back sheet;
• an absorbent body extending longitudinally between the liquid pervious top sheet and the liquid impervious back sheet at least from a crotch portion to a back-side portion;
• and an outer sheet on an external surface of the liquid impervious back sheet, and wherein
• engagement members with indications of attachment positions are arranged at both corners of a ventral-side portion and a back-side portion on an external surface of the outer sheet,
• the waist band includes:
• a belt-shaped body having a belt-shaped nonwoven fabric and resilient members arranged in a stretched state along a periphery of the nonwoven fabric;
• a hook material of a mechanical fastener that is attached to one peripheral end portion of the belt-shaped body, and an engagement portion that is attached to the other peripheral end of the belt-shaped body and is capable of engaging with the hook material;
• a first ventral-side engagement portion across which the engagement members at the ventral-side portion of the absorbent pad are engaged, and a first back-side engagement portion across which the engagement members at the back-side portion of the absorbent pad are engaged, at a portion of the belt-shaped body opposed to the right iliac bone of a wearer;
• a second ventral-side engagement portion across which the engagement members at the ventral-side portion of the absorbent pad are engaged, and a second back-side engagement portion across which the engagement members at the back-side portion of the absorbent pad are engaged, at a portion of the belt-shaped body opposed to the left iliac bone of a wearer, and wherein
• hook materials of mechanical fasteners capable of engaging with the engagement members of the absorbent pad are attached to internal surfaces of the first and second ventral-side engagement portions and the first and second back-side engagement portions, and
• the first and second ventral-side engagement portions and the first and second back-side engagement portions are inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the belt-shaped body, and extend beyond a lower waist portion opening edge of the belt-shaped body.