Table 3.
Logistic regression showing predictors of sanitary napkin use
| Characteristics | Odds ratio | CI (95%) |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic | ||
| Religion | ||
| Non-Hindu® | ||
| Hindu | 3.34*** | 2.37–4.71 |
| Caste | ||
| Scheduled Tribe (ST)® | ||
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 0.87 | 0.63–1.19 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBCs) | 0.85 | 0.68–1.05 |
| General | 0.95 | 0.65–1.37 |
| Wealth quintile | ||
| Poorest® | ||
| Poor | 1.31* | 0.96–1.79 |
| Middle | 1.52*** | 1.13–2.05 |
| Rich | 2.25*** | 1.67–3.03 |
| Richest | 3.17*** | 2.33–4.30 |
| Currently attending school | ||
| No® | ||
| Yes | 2.19*** | 1.80–2.66 |
| Engaged in paid work outside home | ||
| No® | ||
| Yes | 0.72*** | 0.58–0.88 |
| Able to make decision about own healthcare | ||
| No® | ||
| Yes | 1.21** | 1.02–1.45 |
| WASH Practices and Programme Participation | ||
| Type of sanitation facility | ||
| Unimproved/Open Defecationa® | ||
| Improved | 1.34** | 1.07–1.68 |
| Accessed adolescent health services organized by health department | ||
| No® | ||
| Yes | 0.91 | 0.67–1.25 |
| Visited Anganwadi Centre (AWC) for any service | ||
| No® | ||
| Yes | 1.07 | 0.87–1.32 |
| Accessed any health service or counselling from a frontline health worker | ||
| No® | ||
| Yes | 0.84 | 0.65–1.08 |
| Attended any Kishori group meetings | ||
| No® | ||
| Yes | 1.57** | 1.10–2.26 |
Note:® - Reference category; CI confidence interval, ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10
aIn this category majority of the households practiced open defecation (97.8%) whereas only 2.2% used unimproved sanitation facilities