How Menstruation Is Perceived by Adolescent School Girls in Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia?

Table 3

Bivariable and multivariable analysis of factors associated with perception regarding menstruation among adolescent high school girls in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia (N = 791).

Variables	Categories	Level of perception		COR 95% CI	AOR 95% CI
		Good	Poor
Residency	Town	165	383	1.00	1.00
	Rural	86	157	1.27 (0.92, 1.75)	1.33 (0.95, 1.87)
Birth order	First	86	199	0.60 (0.43, 0.85)	1.22 (0.79, 1.87)
	In between	105	221	2.53 (1.33, 4.83)	1.07 (0.71, 1.62)
	Last	60	120	1	1
Living with	Parents	83	170	1	1
	Relatives	80	144	0.87 (0.60, 1.28)	0.98 (0.66, 1.46)
	Peers	55	117	1.03 (0.68, 1.57)	1.07 (0.69, 1.64)
	Alone	33	109	1.61 (1.61, 2.57)	1.75 (1.07, 2.85)
Maternal education	Unable to read and write	64	214	3.91 (2.37, 6.46)	4.03 (2.41, 6.74)
	Able to read and write	42	96	2.6 (1.54, 4.64)	2.60 (1.48, 4.57)
	Primary	67	146	2.55 (1.53, 4.23)	2.47 (1.47, 4.14)
	Secondary	30	43	1.67 (0.98, 3.13)	1.74 (0.91, 3.29)
	Diploma and above	48	41	1.00	1
Age at menarche	<12 years	169	366	1.62 (0.76, 3.41)	2.07 (1.02, 4.24)
	12–15 years	69	126	1.82 (0.43, 3.96)	1.19 (0.82, 1.73)
	>15 years	13	48	1	1

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