Practice of Menstrual Hygiene and Associated Factors among Adolescent School Girls in Dang District, Nepal

Table 3

Factors associated with level of practice in using bivariate and multivariate analysis.

Characteristics	Practice level (%)		value	^aCOR 95% CI	^bAOR 95% CI
	Poor practice	Good practice
Mother’s education
Illiterate	23 (24.0)	73(76.0)	0.031	1	1
Literate	111(35.8)	199(64.2)		0.57(0.33–0.95)	0. 52(0.30-0.89)
Father’s education
Illiterate	20(54.1)	17(45.9)	0.004	1	1
Literate	114(30.9)	225(69.1)		2.63(1.33–5.21)	2.55(1.26–5.15)
Father’s occupation
Agriculture	27(30.7)	61(69.3)	0.601	1	-
Other than agriculture	107(33.6)	211(66.4)		0.87 (0.53–1.45)
Size of family
1 to 4 members	31(25.8)	89(74.2)	0.047	1	1
5 and above	103(36.0)	183(64.0)		0.62(0.38–0.99)	0.61(0.37–0.98)
Live with
Parents	111(30.8)	249(69.2)		1	1
Relatives	23(50.0%)	23(50.0%)	0.009	0.89(0.57–1.37)	0.45(0.24–0.85)

Significant at , 1 = reference category, ^acrude odds ratio, and ^badjusted odds ratio.