Table 6 Multivariable logistic regression analysis for factors associated with menstrual hygienic practice in-school adolescent girls in Gimbi town, western Ethiopia, 2022

School type

Private

31

30

1

1

Public

132

185

0.69 (0.40–1.20)

0.70 (0.35–1.41)

Residence

Rural

30

96

1

1

Urban

133

119

3.58 (2.22–5.77)

3.48 (1.99–6.08)

Marital status

Single

147

201

1

1

Married

10

7

1.95 (0.73–5.25)

1.90 (0.56–6.43)

Others

6

7

1.17 (0.39–3.56)

1.05 (0.24–4.62)

Mother education

Illiterate

19

56

1

1

Read and write

21

49

1.26 (0.61–2.62)

Primary school

44

51

2.45 (1.32–4.91)

2.24 (0.99–5.09)

Secondary school

39

33

3.48 (1.74–6.99)

2.71 (1.15–6.42)

College and above

40

26

4.53 (2.21–9.29)

3.30 (1.28–8.50)

Father education

Illiterate

12

32

1

1

Read and write

17

38

1.19 (0.50–2.86)

1.40 (0.48–3.93)

Primary school

27

48

1.50 (0.66–3.40)

1.80 (0.67–4.80)

Secondary school

50

53

2.52 (1.17–5.42)

1.70 (0.67–4.21)

College and above

57

44

3.46 (1.60–7.47)

2.37 (0.92–6.08)

Mother occupation

Daily laborer

19

33

1

1

House wife

67

103

1.13 (0.59–2.15)

1.20 (0.55–2.64)

Merchant

21

24

1.52 (0.65–3.43)

1.55 (0.58–4.30)

Government employee

31

27

1.99 (0.93–4.28)

1.15 (0.41–3.19)

Private employee

10

8

2.17 (0.73–6.44)

1.22 (0.31–4.77)

Self employed

15

20

1.30 (0.54–3.13)

0.87 (0.30–2.51)

Father occupation

Daily laborer

18

28

1

1

Farmer

36

59

0.95 (0.46–1.96)

0.94 (0.39–2.23)

Merchant

19

17

1.74 (0.72–4.20)

1.56 (0.56–4.41)

Government employee

48

44

1.70 (0.83–3.49)

1.52 (0.64–3.64)

Private employee

14

13

1.68 (0.64–4.37)

1.22 (0.36–4.10)

Self employed

20

34

0.92 (0.41–2.06)

1.20 (0.46–3.18)

Others

8

20

0.62 (0.23–1.71)

0.49 (0.15–1.64)

Heard about MHM before menarche

Yes

142

161

2.27 (1.31–3.94)

1.68 (0.87–3.24)

No

21

54

1

1

Discuss MHM issue with parents

Yes

102

80

2.82 (1.85–4.30)

2.42 (1.45–4.04)

No

61

135

1

1

Discuss MHM issue with friends

Yes

148

185

1.60 (0.83–3.09)

1.21 (0.54–2.76)

No

15

30

1

1

Know Sanitary pads in market

Yes

155

197

1.77(0.75–4.18)

2.11 (0.73–6.08)

No

8

18

1

1

Learned menstruation in school

Yes

106

126

1.31 (0.86–2.00)

1.52 (0.89–2.59)

No

57

89

1

1

Knowledge about menstruation

Good

131

114

3.63 (2.27–5.80)

2.94 (1.69–5.13)

Poor

32

101

1

1