Table 5 Bivariable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with poor menstrual hygiene practice among adolescent girls at Gedeo zone high schools, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 791)
Variables | Categories | Hygienic practice | COR 95% C1 | AOR 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | ||||
Age | < 15 years | 105 | 113 | 1.61(1.18, 2.21) | 1.71(1.22, 2.39)** |
> 15 years | 209 | 364 | 1 | 1 | |
Residency | Rural | 217 | 331 | 1.01(0.74,1.38) | 1.06(0.77,1.47) |
Town | 97 | 146 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Living with | Parents | 107 | 146 | 11 | 1 |
Relatives | 96 | 128 | 0.97(0.67,1.40) | 1.00(0.69,1.47) | |
Peers | 63 | 109 | 1.26(0.85,1.88) | 1.29(0.85,1.95) | |
Alone | 48 | 94 | 1.43(0.93,2.2) | 1.42(0.912.22) | |
Duration of menses flow | < 3 days | 97 | 94 | 1 | 1 |
3–5 days | 135 | 185 | 1.41(0.98,2.07) | 1.37(0.95,1.99) | |
> 5 days | 82 | 198 | 2.49(1.69,3.65) | 2.51(1.66,3.80)*** | |
Knowledge towards menses | Good | 209 | 326 | 1.28(0.92,1.78) | 1.48(1.04,2.1)* |
Poor | 17 | 44 | 2.12(1.13,3.98) | 1.64(0.85,1.95) | |
Age at menarche | < 12 years | 17 | 44 | 1.22(0.90,1.66) | 1.05(0.76,1.45) |
12–15 years | 209 | 326 | 1.34(0.71, 2.43) | 1.12(0.13,2.34 | |
> 15 years | 88 | 107 | 1 | 1 | |