Table 2 Multivariate decomposition estimates for Rural–Urban differentials for practicing hygienic period products during menstruation, India, NFHS-5 (2019–2021).
Background characteristics | Due to differences in characteristics | Due to the difference in coefficients | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coef | SE | p-value | % Contribution | Coef | SE | p-value | % Contribution | |||
Age group (in years) | ||||||||||
15–19 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 0.26 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 2.74 | ||||
20–24 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 0.26 | 0.005 | 0.001 | 0.001 | − 2.74 | ||
Education | ||||||||||
No education | 0.000 | 0.000 | 13.41 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 1.68 | ||||
Primary | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 0.54 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.758 | 0.05 | ||
Secondary | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 4.73 | − 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.826 | 0.44 | ||
Higher | − 0.032 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 18.68 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.046 | − 2.17 | ||
Religion | ||||||||||
Hindu | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 2.17 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.56 | ||||
Muslim | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 1.97 | − 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.340 | 0.4 | ||
Christian | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.707 | 0.11 | ||
Others | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 0.20 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.829 | 0.05 | ||
Social group | ||||||||||
SC | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.29 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.29 | ||||
ST | − 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.31 | − 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.068 | 0.65 | ||
OBC | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 0.13 | − 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.264 | 1.03 | ||
Others | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.475 | 0.11 | − 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 2.61 | ||
Wealth quintile | ||||||||||
Poorest | 0.000 | 0.000 | 49.25 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.91 | ||||
Poorer | 0.013 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 7.36 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.417 | − 0.24 | ||
Middle | 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 2.65 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.620 | − 0.31 | ||
Richer | − 0.026 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 15.28 | − 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.756 | 0.34 | ||
Richest | − 0.075 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 43.98 | − 0.007 | 0.003 | 0.011 | 4.12 | ||
Type of toilet | ||||||||||
Flush | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.63 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.20 | ||||
Pit/dry | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.898 | 0.01 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.676 | 0.07 | ||
No facility/openspacec | − 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.92 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.669 | 0.07 | ||
Others | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.011 | − 0.30 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.736 | 0.06 | ||
Access to media | ||||||||||
Not at all | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.97 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 2.59 | ||||
Less than once a week | 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 2.76 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.087 | − 0.82 | ||
At least once a week | − 0.018 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 10.73 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.315 | − 1.77 | ||
Usually go to cinema/theatre at least once in a month | ||||||||||
No | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.26 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 0.28 | ||||
Yes | − 0.006 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.26 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.593 | − 0.28 | ||
Discussed menstrual hygiene with the healthcare worker | ||||||||||
No | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 0.18 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 0.17 | ||||
Yes | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 0.18 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.075 | − 0.17 | ||
Region | ||||||||||
North | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.97 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 6.09 | ||||
Central | − 0.007 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.02 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.327 | − 0.56 | ||
East | − 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.05 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.025 | − 0.84 | ||
Northeast | − 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.77 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.028 | − 0.87 | ||
West | 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.000 | − 2.83 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.000 | − 2.33 | ||
South | − 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.96 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.028 | − 1.49 | ||
