Level and Associated Factors of Knowledge regarding Menstrual Hygiene among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Dang District, Nepal

Table 4

Factors associated with level of knowledge in bivariate and multivariate analysis.

Characteristics	Knowledge level (%)		value	^aCOR 95% CI	^bAOR 95% CI
	Poor knowledge	Good knowledge
Residence
Urban	12(5.3)	214(94.7)	—	1	1
Rural	38(21.1)	142(78.9)		0.21(0.11–0.42)	0.27 (0.12–0.61)
Religion
Hindu	42 (11.3)	330(88.7)	—	1	1
Non-Hindu	8 (23.5)	26(76.5)		0.41(0.18–0.97)	0.36(0.13–1.03)
Type of school
Government	47 (17.3)	224(82.7)	—	1	1
Private	3(2.2)	132(97.8)		9.23(2.81–30.25)	6.10(1.58–23.46)
Size of family
1 to 4	6 (5.0)	114(95.0)	—	1	1
5 and above	44 (15.4)	242(84.6)		0.29(0.12–0.70)	0.45 (0.17–1.20)
Mother’s education
Illiterate	9 (9.4)	87(90.6)	—	1	1
Read and write	19 (29.2)	46(70.8)	—	0.25(0.11–0.60)	0.22(0.07–0.64)
Up to grade 10	16(9.6)	150(90.4)		0.97(0.41–2.29)	0.77(0.27–2.24)
SLC and above	6(7.6)	73(92.4)	—	1.26(0.43–3.70)	0.33(0.08–1.32)
Father’s education
Illiterate	13(35.1)	24(64.9)	—	1	1
Read and write	5(12.8)	34(87.2)		3.79(1.20–12.0)	3.69(0.81–16.89)
Up to grade 10	27(10.8)	222(89.2)	—	4.43(2.02–9.71)	5.15(1.84–14.39)
SLC and above	5(6.2)	76(93.8)	—	8.23(2.66–25.46)	3.55(0.83–15.15)
Father’s occupation
Agriculture	21(23.9)	67(76.1)	—	1	1
Business and services	12(7.6)	146(92.4)		3.81(1.78–8.20)	1.48(0.51–4.32)
Wage and foreign labor	17(10.6)	143(89.4)	—	2.64(1.30–5.32)	1.96(0.71–5.45)
Earning status
No earning	17(35.4)	31(64.6)		1	1
Earning	33(9.2)	325(90.8)	—	0.41(0.18–0.97)	2.71(0.99–7.41)
Live with
Both parents	26(9.8)	239(90.2)	—	1	1
Only with mothers	17(17.9)	78(82.1)	0.018	0.50(0.26–0.97)	0.29(0.12–0.69)
Relatives	7(15.2)	39(84.8)	—	0.61(0.25–1.49)	0.78(0.25–2.42)

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