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. 2021 Feb 25;16(2):e0247554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247554

Table 6. Factors associated with adverse health outcomes (Multivariable analysis).

Exposure variables Adjusted Incidence Rate Ratio (95% CI) P value
Depression
Age≥18y 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) 0.06
Married 1.3 (0.7, 2.2) 0.39
Maternal education 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) 0.11
Less than 30 minutes to collect water at home 0.5 (0.2, 1.3) 0.16
Learn about menstruation post menarche 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) 0.77
School providing girls with a supply of pads 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) 0.21
Frequency of changing pads (reference once a day) 1.4 (1.0, 2.0) 0.07
Using other sanitary material other than disposable pads 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) 0.51
Water source in school functional 2–4 days per week 1.3 (0.5, 3.4) 0.59
Heavy menstrual bleeding 1.4 (1.0, 1.9) 0.04
Extreme level menstrual pain 1.5 (0.9, 2.5) 0.17
Socioeconomic quantile (reference poorest) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) 0.75
Urinary Tract Infection
Age≥18y 1.0 (0.9, 1.4) 0.93
Married 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) 0.06
Maternal education 1.0 (1.0, 1.01) 0.34
Less than 30 minutes to collect water at home 1.0 (0.8, 1.1) 0.59
School providing girls with a supply of pads 1.4 (1.2, 1.5) <0.005
Frequency of changing pads (reference once a day) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 0.38
Using other sanitary material other than disposable pads 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) 0.40
Privacy in school toilets 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) <0.005
Clean toilets in school 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) 0.06
Water source in school functional 2–4 days per week 1.4 (1.3, 1.6) <0.005
Availability of soap to wash hands in toilets 1.0 (0.8, 1.1) 0.70
Heavy menstrual bleeding 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.08
Extreme level menstrual pain 1.3 (1.2, 1.4) <0.005
Socioeconomic quantile (reference poorest) 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) 0.50
Reproductive Tract Infection
Age≥18y 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 0.58
Married 1.1 (0.7,1.7) 0.61
Less than 30 minutes to collect water at home 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) 0.03
Using other sanitary material other than disposable pads 1.0 (0.8, 1.1) 0.23
School providing girls with a supply of pads 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) 0.76
Frequency of changing pads (reference once a day) 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) 0.23
Privacy in school toilets 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) 0.05
Clean toilets in school 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) 0.05
Water source in school functional 2–4 days per week 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) 0.33
Availability of soap to wash hands in toilets 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) <0.005
Heavy menstrual bleeding 1.4 (1.1, 1.8) 0.02
Extreme menstrual pain 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) 0.08
Socioeconomic quantile (reference poorest) 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) 0.48