Table 2 Primary studies with available odds ratios of the association between earning pocket money and good menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in Ethiopia [2014–2021]

Kitesa B et al., 2016 [10]

Cross-sectional

1.9[1.15–3.12]

1.5[0.87–2.59]

A

Not significant

Educational status, religion, father's educational status, mother's educational status, and access to washing facilities

Habtegiorgis Y et al., 2021 [23]

Cross-sectional

2.66[1.58–4.50]

2.08 [1.15,3.78]

A

Girls who asked for money to purchase pads were two times more likely to practice good menstrual hygiene than those who did not ask [AOR = 2.08, 95% CI: [1.15–3.78]

Age, grade, marital status, live with, maternal education, paternal education, maternal occupation, paternal occupation, regular menses, duration of menses flow, knowledge status, discuss menstrual hygiene with friends, communicate about menstruation with family, and water source functionality in the school

Upashe SP et al., 2015 [25]

Cross-sectional

2.65 [1.76–4.00]

2.73 [1.76,4.26]

A

Girls who earn permanent pocket money from families were nearly three times more likely to have good practice about menstrual hygiene compared to those who don’t earn permanent pocket money from families [AOR = 2.73, 95% CI: 1.76 – 4.26]

Educational status of the mothers, educational status of the father, occupational status of the mother, and monthly income

Abita Z et al.,2021 [26]

Cross-sectional

2.03 [1.35, 3.05]

0.76[0.45,1.29]

A

Not significant

Residency, mother's educational status, father's educational status, father's occupation, wealth index, hearing about menstruation before menarche, discussion with parents about menstruation, learning about menstrual hygiene in the school, and know sanitary pads in the market

Anchebi HT et al., 201s7 [27]

Cross-sectional

1.71[0.84,3.50]

2.27[1.07,4.77]

A

Students whose source of money was their parents were 2.27 times more likely to have a good menstrual hygiene practices than students who earn money by themselves [AOR = 2.27;95% CI = 1.08, 4.77]

Age, mother's educational level, father's educational level, and school uncomfortable to keep hygiene

Felleke AA et al., 2021 [28]

Cross-sectional

0.39[0.24,0.64] *

0.36[0.19,0.65]

B

Adolescent girls who have no permanent pocket money from family [AOR: 0.36:95% CI, 0.31, 0.99] were 64% less likely to have good menstrual hygiene practices than students who have permanent pocket money from family

Grade level, types of school, place of residence, age at menarche, family monthly income, father's educational status, mother's educational status, heard about menstruation before menarche, know sanitary pad, and knowledge about menstrual hygiene practice

Hasan JH, 2021 [29]

Cross-sectional

1.96[1.32,2.90]

2.08[1.27, 3.40]

A

Schoolgirls who earned permanent pocket money from parents or relatives were two times 2.08 times higher odds of practicing good menstrual hygiene than those who have not earned permanent pocket money from parents or relatives [AOR: 2.08, 95%CI: 1.27, 3.40]

Grade level, religion, mother's educational status, knowledge level, residence, ethnicity, age at menarche, and fathers' education

Kedir T, 2017 [30]

Cross-sectional

0.52[0.38, 0.72]

0.62[0.39, 0.97]

B

Adolescent girls who did not receive pocket money were 38% less likely to behave in good menstrual hygiene practice [AOR = 0.62, 95%CI:0.39, 0.97] than adolescent girls who receive permanent pocket money

Age of respondents, residence, place for drying menstrual absorbent material in the household, going to school during menstruation, and taking advice on menstruation

Biruk E et al., 2018 [31]

Cross-sectional

2.17[1.57–3.01]

1.11[0.67,1.81]

A

Not significant

School type, age of the respondents, wealth index, grade, religion, living with, Mothers’ educational status, fathers’ educational status, fathers’ occupation, Mothers’ occupation, and age at first menarche