Table 8.
Factors associated with school absenteeism during menstruation days, Northeast Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 455)
| Variables | School absenteeism | Crude odds ratio (95% C.I.) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% C.I.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| School | Sirinka | 23 (35.90) | 41 (64.10) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Kokono | 13 (37.10) | 22 (62.90) | 0.95 (0.40, 2.23) | 0.66 (0.25, 1.76) | |
| Merto | 26 (39.40) | 40 (60.60) | 0.86 (0.42, 1.76) | 0.73 (0.32, 1.64) | |
| Sirinka Gerado | 16 (39.00) | 25 (61.00) | 0.88 (0.39, 1.97) | 0.72 (0.28, 1.88) | |
| Mehal Amba | 18 (45.00) | 22 (55.00) | 0.69 (0.31, 1.53) | 0.49 (0.20, 1.20) | |
| Melka Chefe | 60 (57.10) | 45 (42.90) | 0.42 (0.22, 0. 80)** | 0.41 (0.18, 0.90)* | |
| Mersa | 51(49.00) | 53 (51.00) | 0.58 (0.31, 1.11) | 0.68 (0.31, 1.46) | |
| Residence | Urban | 116 (52.30) | 106 (47.70) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Rural | 91 (39.10) | 142 (60.90) | 1.71 (1.18, 2.48)** | 0.95 (0.54, 1.66) | |
| Live with | Both parents | 165 (48.50) | 175 (51.50) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Mother only | 26 (41.30) | 37 (58.70) | 1.34 (0.78, 2.31) | 1.26 (0.68, 2.34) | |
| Father only | 5 (45.50) | 6 (54.50) | 1.13 (0.34, 3.78) | 0.76 (0.20, 2.88) | |
| Relatives | 7 (20.00) | 28 (80.00) | 3.77 (1.60, 8.87)** | 2.39 (0.96, 5.96) | |
| Husband | 4 (66.70) | 2 (33.30) | 0.47 (0.09, 2.61) | 0.62 (0.09, 4.15) | |
| Mother’s education | Illiterate | 73 (37.40) | 122 (62.60) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Read & write | 67 (49.60) | 68 (50.40) | 0.61 (0.39, 0.95)* | 0.98 (0.58, 1.67) | |
| Primary | 35 (52.20) | 32 (47.80) | 0.55 (0.31, 0.96)* | 1.22 (0.60, 2.46) | |
| Secondary and above | 32 (55.20) | 26 (44.80) | 0.47 (0.27, 0.88)* | 1.70 (0.73, 3.98) | |
| Mother’s occupation | House wife | 123 (44.10) | 156 (55.90) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Petty trader | 59 (44.70) | 73 (55.30) | 0.98 (0.64, 1.48) | 1.19 (0.71, 1.98) | |
| Employed | 23 (65.70) | 12 (34.30) | 0.41 (0.20, 0.86)* | 0.55 (0.21, 1.43) | |
| Others† | 2 (22.20) | 7 (77.80) | 2.76 (0.56, 13.52) | 1.56 (0.29, 8.39) | |
| Monthly expenditure (Eth Birr) | >1200 | 33 (50.80) | 32 (49.20) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| <=300 | 39 (34.80) | 73 (65.20) | 1.93 (1.04, 3.60)* | 0.90 (0.42, 1.90) | |
| 301-600 | 51 (40.80) | 74 (59.20) | 1.50 (0.82, 2.74) | 0.81 (0.40, 1.65) | |
| 601-900 | 43 (55.10) | 35 (44.90) | 0.84 (0.43, 1.62) | 0.61 (0.29, 1.30) | |
| 901-1200 | 41 (54.70) | 34 (45.30) | 0.86 (0.44, 1.66) | 0.68 (0.32, 1.44) | |
| Knowledge | Poor knowledge | 2 (14.30) | 12 (85.70) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Fair knowledge | 63 (33.70) | 124 (66.30) | 0.33 (0.07, 1.51) | 0.41 (0.08, 2.00) | |
| Good knowledge | 142 (55.90) | 112 (44.10) | 0.13 (0.03, 0.60)** | 0.40 (0.08, 2.03) | |
| Disposable sanitary pad use | Yes | 116 (72.00) | 45 (28.00) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 91 (31.00) | 203 (69.00) | 5.75 (3.76, 8.78)*** | 5.37 (3.02, 9.55)*** | |
Significant at *p-value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.01, and ***p-value < 0.001.
†(farmer, daily laborer).