Table 2 Mixed-effects logistic regression for predictors of menstrual regulation
Characteristics | Menstrual Regulation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted OR, 95% CI | p values | Adjusted OR, 95% CI | p values | |
Division | ||||
Barisal | 0.78 (0.59–1.02) | 0.074 | 0.95 (0.72–1.26) | 0.731 |
Chittagong | 0.67 (0.51–0.88) | 0.003 | 0.74 (0.57–0.96) | 0.026 |
Dhaka | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Khulna | 0.77 (0.58–1.02) | 0.074 | 0.86 (0.64–1.15) | 0.314 |
Rajshahi | 0.73 (0.56–0.96) | 0.002 | 0.87 (0.66–1.13) | 0.301 |
Rangpur | 0.97 (0.76–1.24) | 0.789 | 1.22 (0.95–1.58) | 0.123 |
Sylhet | 0.48 (0.33–0.70) | 0.000 | 0.53 (0.36–0.77) | 0.001 |
Place of residence | ||||
Rural | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Urban | 1.37 (1.18–1.60) | 0.000 | 1.17 (0.98–1.39) | 0.084 |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Lowest | 0.87 (0.69–1.08) | 0.218 | 0.82 (0.65–1.04) | 0.111 |
Low | 0.87 (0.69–1.09) | 0.228 | 0.88 (0.70–1.11) | 0.289 |
Middle | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
High | 1.34 (1.09–1.66) | 0.006 | 1.47 (1.18–1.83) | 0.001 |
Highest | 1.43 (1.16–1.77) | 0.001 | 1.62 (1.27–2.05) | 0.000 |
Religion | ||||
Non-Muslim | 1.00 | |||
Muslim | 1.09 (0.86–1.39) | 0.472 | ||
Age | ||||
< 20 | 1.00 | |||
20–29 | 3.03 (1.98–4.65) | 0.000 | ||
≥ 30 | 5.32 (3.50–8.08) | 0.000 | ||
Level of education | ||||
No education | 1.00 | |||
Primary | 0.98 (0.79–1.21) | 0.831 | ||
Secondary | 0.96 (0.79–1.18) | 0.704 | ||
Higher | 0.93 (0.73–1.19) | 0.560 | ||
Employment status | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 1.32 (1.15–1.52) | 0.000 | 1.35 (1.16–1.56) | 0.000 |
Method of contraceptive use | ||||
Not use | 1.00 | |||
Traditional method | 1.49 (1.17–1.90) | 0.001 | ||
Modern method | 1.28 (1.10–1.48) | 0.001 | ||
Desire for more children | ||||
Wants no more | 1.00 | |||
Wants more | 0.52 (0.43–0.61) | 0.000 | ||
Others | 1.04 (0.73–1.11) | 0.324 | ||
Parity | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
1–2 | 2.03 (1.48–2.78) | 0.000 | 1.73 (1.24–2.40) | 0.001 |
3+ | 2.76 (2.00–3.80) | 0.000 | 2.56 (1.82–3.58) | 0.000 |
NGO membership | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 1.24 (1.07–1.42) | 0.003 | 1.18 (1.02–1.38) | 0.030 |
Women’s empowerment | ||||
Not empowered | 1.00 | 1.0 | ||
Moderately empowered | 1.43 (1.13–1.81) | 0.003 | 1.14 (0.90–1.45) | 0.282 |
Highly empowered | 1.39 (1.09–1.79) | 0.008 | 1.19 (0.93–1.53) | 0.167 |
Variance component | – | 0.14 (0.06–0.29) | 0.001 | |