Table 3 Factors associated with menstrual irregularity among the study participants (n = 714).
Variable | Category | Menstrual irregularity | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Age | 15–17 | 11(11) | 89(89.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
18–19 | 197(32.1) | 417(67.9) | 3.82(1.99–7.31) | 3.08(1.14–8.27)* | 0.02 | |
Marital status | Single | 194(28.66) | 483(71.34) | 0.66(0.33–1.30) | 0.39(0.13–1.16) | 0.09 |
Married | 14(37.83) | 23(62.17) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Mother’s education | No formal education | 88(30) | 204(70) | 1.99(0.89–4.45) | 1.26(0.38–4.16) | 0.69 |
Primary education | 44(30.56) | 100(69.44) | 1.99(0.89–4.45) | 1.16(0.33–4.07) | 0.80 | |
Secondary education | 41(27.7) | 107(72.3) | 1.77(0.76–4.12) | 0.96(0.28–3.31) | 0.95 | |
Vocational and technical education | 27(31.8) | 58(68.2) | 2.15(0.88–5.24) | 1.66(0.44–6.21) | 0.44 | |
Higher education | 8(17.8) | 37(82.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Father’s education | No formal education | 72(30.4) | 165(69.6) | 1.48(0.86–2.54) | 1.11(0.45–275) | 0.80 |
Primary education | 66(30) | 156(70) | 1.43(0.83–2.47) | 1.04(0.42–2.58) | 0.92 | |
Secondary education | 40(31) | 89(69) | 1.52(0.84–2.76) | 1.05(0.40–2.76) | 0.91 | |
Vocationaland technical education | 7(28) | 18(72) | 1.31(0.49–3.54) | 0.69(0.99–4.91) | 0.71 | |
Higher education | 23(22.8) | 78(77.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Occupation of father | Government employee | 59(33) | 120(67) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Private employee | 61 (30.8) | 137 (69.2) | 0.90 (0.58–1.39) | 1.017 (0.50–2.05) | 0.96 | |
Merchant | 64 (25) | 192 (75) | 0.67 (0.44–1.03) | 0.77 (0.38–1.52) | 0.45 | |
Farmer | 15 (30) | 35 (70) | 0.87 (0.44–1.72) | 0.69 (0.24–1.95) | 0.49 | |
Others | 9 (29) | 22 (71) | 0.83 (0.36–1.91) | 1.14 (0.34–4.66) | 0.82 | |
Age menarche | Medium/average menarche | 94 (23.9) | 299 (76.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Early menarche | 53 (39.8) | 80 (60.2) | 2.10 (1.38–3.19) | 2.60 (1.44–4.66) * | 0.00 | |
Late/Delayed menarche | 61 (32.4) | 127 (67.6) | 1.52 (1.04–2.24) | 1.09 (0.60-2.00) | 0.76 | |
Materials for sanitation | Mades | 160 (30.3) | 368 (69.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Cloth | 48 (25.8) | 138 (74.2) | 0.80 (0.52–1.13) | 0.63 (0.35–1.12) | 0.12 | |
Duration pain | 1 to 2 days | 84 (28.1) | 215 (71.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
3 to 7 days | 50 (36) | 89 (64) | 1.43 (0.93–2.20) | 0.137 (0.81–2.32) | 0.23 | |
Greater than 7 days | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 2.56 (0.87–7.51) | 2.15 (0.64–7.17) | 0.21 | |
Family history | Yes | 58 (33.7) | 114 (66.3) | 1.10 (0.67–1.80) | 0.99 (0.47–2.05) | 0.98 |
I don’t know | 110 (26.5) | 305 (73.5) | 0.78 (0.50–1.21) | 1.02 (0.52–2.01) | 0.94 | |
No | 40 (31.5) | 87 (68.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Contraceptive methods | Yes | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | 2.12 (1.04-13-34) | 1.84 (0.33–10.14) | 0.48 |
No | 202 (28.7) | 499 (71.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Head injury | Yes | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 1.86 (0.77–4.48) | 2.36 (0.67–8.27) | 0.17 |
No | 199 (28.7) | 494 (71.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Drink coffee | Yes | 41 (34.5) | 78 (65.5) | 1.34 (0.88–2.04) | 0.77 (0.41–1.45) | 0.43 |
No | 167 (28.1) | 428 (71.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Sleep duration | ≤ 5 h | 62 (43.7) | 80 (56.3) | 4.16 (1.82–9.49) | 3.64 (1.02–13.08)* | 0.04 |
6–8 h | 138 (26.5) | 383 (73.5) | 1.93 (0.88–4.22) | 1.71 (0.51–5.73) | 0.38 | |
≥ 9 h | 8 (15.7) | 43 (84.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Perceived stress | Low stress | 26 (16.0) | 136 (84.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Moderate stress | 131 (30.8) | 294 (69.2) | 2.33 (1.46–3.71) | 2.03 (1.04–3.97)* | 0.03 | |
High perceived stress | 51 (40.2) | 76 (59.8) | 3.51 (2.02–6.08) | 3.52 (1.59–7.76)* | 0.00 | |
Body mass index | Normal | 124 (28.9) | 305 (71.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Underweight | 58 (32) | 123 (68) | 1.16 (0.79–1.68) | 0.93 (0.49–1.73) | 0.81 | |
Overweight | 26 (25) | 78 (75) | 0.96 (0.56–1.62) | 0.64 (0.30–1.38) | 0.26 | |
