Table 4.
Logistic regression analysis for factors associated with MHM knowledge among secondary school girls of Chitwan (n = 400)
| Variables | COR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 1 | |||
| Other than Brahmin/Chhetri | 1.71 | 0.014# | 1.447 | 0.05# |
| Type of family | ||||
| Nuclear | 1 | |||
| Joint | 1.54 | 0.055# | 1.604 | 0.048# |
| Type of school | ||||
| Public | 2.18 | 0.0001# | 1.742 | 0.026# |
| Private | 1 | |||
| Father occupation | ||||
| Agriculture | 0.794 | 0.405 | 0.718 | 0.289 |
| Business/service | 0.52 | 0.008# | 0.702 | 0.201 |
| Others (daily wages,) | 1 | |||
| Mother education | ||||
| Illiterate | 2.14 | 0.029# | 0.903 | 0.806 |
| Primary/secondary | 1.76 | 0.013# | 1.080 | 0.770 |
| Higher secondary and above | 1 | |||
| Mother occupation | ||||
| Agriculture | 0.933 | 0.814 | 0.920 | 0.797 |
| Business/service | 0.55 | 0.045# | 0.609 | 0.123 |
| Others | 1 | |||
| Close female friend | ||||
| 1 or no friend | 2.5 | 0.002# | 2.196 | 0.011# |
| More than 1 | 1 | |||
| Number of sisters | ||||
| No or one sister | 1 | |||
| More than one sister | 1.65 | 0.033# | 1.276 | 0.335 |
(Adjusted with ethnicity status, Types of family, Types of schools, Father Occupation, Mother Occupation, Mother Education, Number of close friend and number of sisters) (1) # denotes statistically significant association, (2) Hosmer and lemeshow test p = 0.583, (3) Cox and snellR.Square = 0.092, (4) Nagelkerke R. Square = 0.123, 4. 1 = Reference category