Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression of eligible background (model 3) and mediating variables (model 4) (weighted)

Variables	Unadjusted OR [95% CI]	P value	Adjusted OR [95% CI]	P value
Eligible background variables
Age
≥ 16 year	1
< 16 year	2.75 [1.61–4.71]	0.00**	3.06 [1.73–5.39]	0.00**
Sex
Male	1
Female	2.30 [1.26–4.20]	0.007**	2.11 [1.12–3.97]	0.020*
Ethnicity		0.06
Dalit	1		1
Janajati	2.25 [0.95–5.30]	0.063	1.94 [0.80–4.72]	0.142
Madhesi	1.89 [0.23–15.4]	0.551	1.39 [0.15–12.67]	0.765
Muslim	1		1
Brahmin/Chhteri	1.10 [0.43–2.78]	0.839	0.93 [0.35–2.44]	0.884
Others	1		1
Eligible Mediating Variables
Awareness about available services
Not Aware	1
Aware	2.66 [1.39–5.30]	0.003*	2.43[1.15–5.15]	0.020*
Student’s perception towards behavior of school nurse
Unfriendly (not behaving like a friend, difficult to share personal matters)	1
Friendly(Like a friend)	2.40 [1.13–5.10]	0.022*	1.01[0.28–3.62]	0.981
Motivator for service utilization
No	1
Yes	9.21 [3.07–27.60]	0.000*	5.40[1.54–18.90]	0.008**
Wish school nurse to be male
No	1
Yes	0.662 [0.343-1.50]	0.245	1.034[0.32–3.33]	0.955
Student’s engagement in risk behaviors
No	1
Yes	0.19[0.33–1.32]	0.130	1.05[0.80-13.79]	0.969
Learning difficulty
No	1
Yes	0.552 [0.022–1.62]	0.079	0.307[0.128–0.736]	0.008**
Perceived School Nurse Clinic Environment
Uneasy to share personal matters, not maintained with every facility, gives feel that I don’t want to visit when necessary	1
Easy to share personal matters, maintained with every facility, gives feel that I want to visit when necessary	22.14 [1.30-374.75]	0.032*	20.69[1.05-407.12]	0.046*

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; Bold: Significant p value