Table 3.
Determinants of menstrual hygiene management practices among schoolgirls in West Gonja Municipality.
| Determinants | Measures | Overall MHM practice | p value | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | |||||
| Age | <15 years | 111 (81.6%) | 25 (18.4%) | 0.198 | Ref∗ | Ref∗ |
| ≥15 years | 254 (86.4%) | 40 (13.6%) | 1.4 (0.83-2.47) | 1.1 (0.59-2.06) | ||
| Ethnicity | Kamara | 69 (81.2%) | 16 (18.8%) | 0.260 | Ref∗ | |
| Gonja | 197 (87.6%) | 28 (12.4%) | 1.6 (0.83-3.20) | |||
| Others | 99 (82.5%) | 21 (17.5%) | 1.1 (0.53-2.24) | |||
| Category of school | ||||||
| Private | 20 (55.6%) | 16 (44.4%) | ≤0.001 | Ref∗ | Ref∗ | |
| Public | 345 (87.6%) | 49 (12.4%) | 5.6 (2.74-11.60) | 6.0 (2.64-13.59) ∗∗∗ | ||
| Residence | Rural | 171 (79.2%) | 45 (20.8%) | 0.001 | Ref∗ | Ref∗ |
| Urban | 194 (90.7%) | 20 (9.3%) | 2.6 (1.45-4.49) | 2.8 (1.55-5.18) ∗∗ | ||
| Person living with | ||||||
| Both parents | 204 (83.6%) | 40(16.4%) | 0.227 | Ref∗ | ||
| Mother/father only | 77 (87.5%) | 11 (12.5%) | 1.4(0.67-2.81) | |||
| Relatives | 77 (86.5%) | 12 (13.5%) | 1.3(0.63-2.52) | |||
| Boarding | 5 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | |||
| Friends | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 0.2(0.03-1.43) | |||
| Mother's job | ||||||
| Formal job | 21 (77.8%) | 6(22.2%) | 0.287 | Ref∗ | ||
| Informal job | 344 (85.4%) | 59(14.6%) | 1.7(0.65-4.30) | |||
| Pocket money | ||||||
| No | 213 (80.4%) | 52(19.6%) | 0.001 | Ref∗ | Ref∗ | |
| Yes | 152 (92.1%) | 13(7.9%) | 2.9(1.50-5.43) | 2.5(1.27-4.86)∗∗ | ||
| Overall knowledge | ||||||
| Sufficient | 231 (84.3%) | 43(15.7%) | 0.658 | Ref∗ | ||
| Insufficient | 134 (85.9%) | 22(14.1%) | 1.1(0.65-1.98) | |||