Table 6 Bivariate associations between socioeconomic-demographic factors and menstrual hygiene management practices
Variable | Bad, n = 216 (%) | Fair, n = 196 (%) | Good, n = 174 (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Place of residence | 0.050 | |||
Urban | 83 (32.7) | 89 (35.0) | 82 (32.3) | |
Rural | 133 (40.1) | 107 (32.2) | 92 (27.7) | |
Age | 0.002 | |||
≥ 15 | 98 (31.6) | 102 (32.9) | 110 (35.5) | |
≤ 16 | 118 (42.8) | 94 (34.1) | 64 (23.2) | |
Religion | 0.654 | |||
Islam | 200 (36.8) | 184 (33.9) | 159 (29.3) | |
Hindu | 16 (27.2) | 12 (27.9) | 15 (34.9) | |
Family size | 0.030 | |||
Small | 144 (34.3) | 139 (33.1) | 137 (32.6) | |
Large | 72 (43.4) | 57 (34.3) | 37 (22.3) | |
Wealth quintile | 0.149 | |||
Poor | 81 (34.3) | 86 (36.4) | 69 (29.2) | |
Middle | 94 (40.3) | 64 (27.5) | 75 (32.2) | |
Rich | 41 (35.0) | 46 (39.3) | 30 (25.6) | |
Father’s education | < 0.001 | |||
Illiterate | 18 (39.1) | 18 (39.1) | 10 (21.7) | |
Primary | 89 (41.6) | 74 (34.6) | 51 (23.8) | |
Secondary | 77 (41.0) | 60 (31.9) | 51 (27.1) | |
HSC and/or Above | 32 (23.2) | 44 (31.9) | 62 (44.9) | |
Mother’s education | 0.007 | |||
Illiterate | 5 (16.7) | 13 (43.3) | 12 (40.0) | |
Primary | 69 (41.8) | 63 (38.2) | 33 (20.0) | |
Secondary | 127 (37.9) | 101 (30.1) | 107 (31.9) | |
HSC and/or Above | 15 (26.8) | 19 (33.9) | 22 (39.3) | |
Father’s income | 0.001 | |||
Low | 120 (41.2) | 102 (35.1) | 69 (23.7) | |
Middle | 76 (32.9) | 65 (28.1) | 90 (39.0) | |
High | 20 (31.3) | 29 (45.3) | 15 (23.4) | |
Mother’s income | 0.745 | |||
No | 161 (36.8) | 143 (32.7) | 133 (30.4) | |
Yes | 55 (39.6) | 53 (25.6) | 41 (27.5) | |
Perceived socioeconomic class | 0.099 | |||
Low | 11 (21.6) | 22 (43.1) | 18 (35.3) | |
Middle | 180 (38.0) | 151 (31.9) | 143 (30.2) | |
High | 25 (41.0) | 23 (37.7) | 13 (21.3) | |
Social connectivity | 0.116 | |||
No | 79 (41.1) | 67 (34.9) | 46 (24.0) | |
Moderate | 80 (38.5) | 65 (31.3) | 63 (30.3) | |
High | 57 (30.6) | 64 (34.4) | 65 (34.9) | |
Age of first menstruation | 0.010 | |||
≥ 12 | 91 (45.0) | 61 (30.2) | 50 (24.8) | |
≤ 13 | 125 (32.6) | 135 (35.2) | 124 (32.3) | |
Information availability before menstruation | 0.866 | |||
No | 56 (38.4) | 49 (33.6) | 41 (28.1) | |
Yes | 160 (36.4) | 147 (33.4) | 133 (30.2) | |
Perceptions towards Pad use | 0.450 | |||
Negative | 101 (34.4) | 102 (34.7) | 91 (31.0) | |
Positive | 115 (39.4) | 94 (32.2) | 83 (28.4) | |
Total | 216 (36.9) | 196 (33.4) | 174 (29.7) | |