Table 2.
Bivariate association with frequency of changing sanitary napkins in school toilets
| Variables | Changed | Not changed | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||||
| Observed availability of sanitary bin | |||||||
| Not available | 58 | 65.2 | 31 | 34.8 | 1 | ||
| Available in toilet | 62 | 83.8 | 12 | 16.2 | 2.04 | 0.59, 12.9 | 0.197 |
| Available in cubicles | 283 | 78.0 | 80 | 22.0 | 2.76 | 0.69, 6.00 | 0.197 |
| Observed toilet bowl cleanliness* | |||||||
| Bad | 127 | 75.1 | 42 | 24.9 | 1 | ||
| Good | 276 | 69.2 | 123 | 30.8 | 1.01 | 0.36, 2.80 | 0.990 |
| Perceived privacy | |||||||
| Disagree | 41 | 73.2 | 15 | 26.8 | 1 | ||
| Neutral | 45 | 75.0 | 15 | 25.0 | 1.09 | 0.47, 2.50 | 0.845 |
| Agree | 317 | 77.3 | 93 | 22.7 | 1.18 | 0.62, 2.25 | 0.612 |
| Perceived availability of sanitary bin | |||||||
| Disagree | 40 | 67.8 | 19 | 32.2 | 1 | ||
| Neutral | 36 | 81.8 | 8 | 18.2 | 2.04 | 0.77, 5.39 | 0.152 |
| Agree | 327 | 77.3 | 96 | 22.7 | 1.33 | 0.73, 2.44 | 0.357 |
| Perceived toilet bowl cleanliness | |||||||
| Disagree | 73 | 79.3 | 19 | 20.7 | 1 | ||
| Neutral | 53 | 75.7 | 17 | 24.3 | 0.82 | 0.39, 1.72 | 0.603 |
| Agree | 277 | 76.1 | 87 | 23.9 | 0.79 | 0.45, 1.40 | 0.416 |
| Perceived smell | |||||||
| Disagree | 104 | 80.6 | 25 | 19.4 | 1 | ||
| Neutral | 54 | 80.6 | 13 | 19.4 | 1.11 | 0.52, 2.35 | 0.790 |
| Agree | 245 | 74.2 | 85 | 25.8 | 0.75 | 0.46, 1.24 | 0.262 |
| Perceived availability of hand wash facility | |||||||
| Disagree | 47 | 74.6 | 16 | 25.4 | 1 | ||
| Neutral | 34 | 75.6 | 11 | 24.4 | 1.26 | 0.52, 3.07 | 0.605 |
| Agree | 322 | 77.0 | 96 | 23.0 | 1.26 | 0.68, 2.32 | 0.462 |
| Age | 1.33 | 1.02, 1.74 | 0.036 | ||||
| Father’s educational attainment | |||||||
| Secondary incompletion | 116 | 69.5 | 51 | 30.5 | 1 | ||
| Secondary | 193 | 78.5 | 53 | 21.5 | 1.39 | 0.86, 2.21 | 0.162 |
| Tertiary | 94 | 83.2 | 19 | 16.8 | 1.75 | 0.96, 3.20 | 0.069 |
| Level of menstrual flow | |||||||
| Light or moderate | 318 | 75.2 | 105 | 24.8 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 85 | 82.5 | 18 | 17.5 | 1.42 | 0.83, 2.45 | 0.204 |
| Attitude | |||||||
| Lower attitude | 78 | 70.3 | 33 | 29.7 | 1 | ||
| Moderate attitude | 117 | 70.9 | 48 | 29.1 | 1.49 | 0.90, 2.47 | 0.123 |
| Higher attitude | 208 | 83.2 | 42 | 16.8 | 3.41 | 1.99, 5.83 | 0.001 |
| Perceived behavioral control (PBC) | |||||||
| Lower PBC | 131 | 67.2 | 64 | 32.8 | 1 | ||
| Moderate PBC | 117 | 76.5 | 36 | 23.5 | 1.67 | 1.03, 2.70 | 0.038 |
| Higher PBC | 155 | 87.1 | 23 | 12.9 | 3.17 | 1.83, 5.50 | 0.001 |
| Subjective norm | |||||||
| Lower subjective norm | 142 | 66.7 | 71 | 33.3 | 1 | ||
| Moderate subjective norm | 90 | 75.6 | 29 | 24.4 | 1.29 | 0.90, 2.46 | 0.918 |
| Higher subjective norm | 171 | 88.1 | 23 | 11.9 | 3.40 | 1.99, 5.83 | 0.008 |
*Classified as good if there is no fecal matter, urine, blood, or footprint