Table 4.

Associations between self-rated physical health and heavy menstrual bleeding, in the pooled sample and by city

	Unadjusted			Adjusted
	n	OR (95% CI)	p value	n	OR (95% CI)	p value
Total	4828	1·21 (1·09–1·34)	<0·0001	4491	1·27 (1·08–1·51)	0·005
Dakar	328	0·45 (0·31–0·67)	<0·0001	237	0·43 (0·27–0·67)	<0·0001
Kampala	411	1·19 (0·86–1·64)	0·29	405	1·23 (0·90–1·68)	0·19
Kathmandu	419	1·20 (0·63–2·28)	0·58	419	1·00 (0·59–1·69)	1·00
Lusaka	436	1·80 (1·42–2·28)	<0·0001	421	1·80 (1·45–2·23)	<0·0001
Meherpur	547	1·72 (1·28–2·32)	<0·0001	531	1·56 (1·16–2·09)	0·003
Nairobi	604	0·90 (0·56–1·47)	0·69	603	0·90 (0·54–1·51)	0·69
Narsapur	459	1·96 (1·36–2·81)	<0·0001	387	1·88 (1·21–2·93)	0·005
Saidpur	599	1·41 (1·09–1·83)	0·023	565	1·67 (1·23–2·25)	0·001
Tiruchirappalli	458	1·52 (1·00–2·31)	0·052	440	1·64 (1·14–2·36)	0·008
Warangal	554	1·58 (0·92–2·73)	0·098	483	1·70 (0·90–3·21)	0·10

Unadjusted and adjusted ordered logistic regression models controlled for clustering; adjusted models additionally controlled for age, highest level of completed schooling, and type of menstrual material used most often. The reference category was individuals who did not experience heavy menstrual bleeding. OR=odds ratio.