Table 4 Factors associated with the practice of menstrual hygiene management among secondary school girls in Boset district, Central Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Category | MHM practice | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | ||||
Residence | Urban | 131 | 82 | 1.88(1.34,2.64) * | 1.84(1.20,2.80) ** |
Rural | 191 | 225 | 1 | 1 | |
Mother’s educational status | Secondary and above | 126 | 40 | 4.33(2.88,6.5) * | 3.4(2.07,5.57) ** |
Primary education | 25 | 32 | 1.07(0.6,1.88) | 1.20(0.62,2.301) | |
No formal education | 171 | 235 | 1 | 1 | |
Father’s educational status | Secondary and above | 117 | 111 | 0.99(0.71,1.39) | 0.99(0.71,1.396) |
Primary education | 31 | 32 | 0.91(0.53,0.99) * | 0.907(0.52,1.57) | |
No formal education | 174 | 164 | 1 | 1 | |
Parents provide pocket money regularly | Yes | 247 | 191 | 2.0(1.42,2.83) * | 2.19(1.45,3.313) ** |
No | 75 | 116 | 1 | 1 | |
Heard about menstruation before menarche | Yes | 241 | 231 | 0.98(0.68,0.999) | 1.045(0.70,1.55) |
No | 81 | 76 | 1 | 1 | |
Freely discuss with parents, and friends about menstrual issues | Yes | 159 | 50 | 5.01(3.45,7.28) * | 3.65(2.327,5.727) ** |
No | 163 | 257 | 1 | 1 | |
Knowledge status | Good | 203 | 161 | 1.55(1.13,2.12) * | 1.156(0.68,1.95) |
Poor | 119 | 146 | 1 | 1 | |