Presented is an absorbent article including a chassis including an outer coverhaving an interior surface and an exterior surface and an absorbent structurepositioned adjacent the interior surface of the outer cover, the chassis includinga crotch region positioned in between a front region and a back region, the frontregion and the back region defining a waist region therebetween; and first andsecond conductive elements contained in the chassis, the conductive elementsextending from the waist region to the crotch region without intersecting, thefirst and second conductive elements forming part of a circuit that is configuredto sense the presence of a substance, wherein the conductive elements includea conductive nonwoven web including conductive fibers.