From: A novel banana fiber pad for menstrual hygiene in India: a feasibility and acceptability study
Parameters | Rural (\(\hbox {N} = 111\)) | Urban (\(\hbox {N} = 186\)) | ||||||
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 | Feasibility | Acceptability | Feasibility | Acceptability | ||||
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Age | ||||||||
 10–19 years | .551 | .198–1.531 | .769 | .204–2.898 | .326 | .029–3.668 | 1.885 | .775–4.585 |
 20–25 years | 1.008 | .156–4.969 | .581 | .233–3.671 | 3.991 | .378–2.490 | 1.476 | .420–3.871 |
 \(>25 (ref)\) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Education | ||||||||
 Lower primary school | 1.315 | .114–5.203 | 1.085 | .795–3.807 | – | – | – | – |
 Upper primary school | .596 | .178–2.144 | 1.294 | .693–4.936 | – | – | – | – |
 High school | .923 | .683–1.248 | .735 | .421–1.283 | 1.374 | .269–2.002 | .498 | .220–1.127 |
 Pre-degree/higher secondary school | 1.277 | .736–4.556 | 1.803 | .161–4.399 | 2.061 | .327–4.158 | 1.534 | .549–3.783 |
 College (ref) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Profession | ||||||||
 Working professional | – | – | – | – | .792 | .287–3.484 | 1.298 | .249–2.058 |
 Student | .924 | .108–2.065 | 1.656 | .631–4.895 | .369 | .164–3.242 | 1.461 | .446–3.570 |
 Homemaker | 1.162 | .574–2.269 | 1.238 | .211–2.292 | 1.347 | .820–369 | .885 | .433–3.780 |
 Farmer (ref) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money spent every month | ||||||||
 More than ₹100 | .703 | .048–2.211 | 1.612 | .858–3.156 | .674 | .066–3.671 | .794 | .470–3.483 |
 ₹50–₹100 | .500 | .242–1.000 | 1.713 | .322–3.911 | 1.342 | .989–2.402 | .990 | .701–2.342 |
 \(< 50\) | 1.233* | 1.083–3.248 | 1.422* | 1.203–3.748 | .840 | .294–2.420 | 1.442 | .312–2.330 |
 Using cloth pad and no expense (ref) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |