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Table 5 Factors associated with the condition of frequently changing sanitary pads (n = 1682)

From: The condition of women frequently changing sanitary pads in 28 cities of China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Condition of changing sanitary pads: (Short-term taken)

Condition of changing sanitary pads: (Long-term taken)

B

Std.Error

Wald χ2 value

P

OR (95% CI)

B

Std.Error

Wald χ2 value

P

OR (95% CI)

Cleaning up rubbish timely

Reference: Not taken

Reference: Not taken

 Short-term taken

1.47

0.26

33.08

 < 0.001

4.33 (2.63, 7.14)

1.33

0.28

22.98

 < 0.001

3.79 (2.20, 6.54)

 Long-term taken

1.65

0.33

25.51

 < 0.001

5.18 (2.74, 9.81)

3.13

0.32

97.15

 < 0.001

22.89 (12.28, 42.66)

Regular breast self-examination

Reference: Not taken

Reference: Not taken

 

 Short-term taken

1.1

0.26

17.74

 < 0.001

3.01 (1.80, 5.00)

0.74

0.27

7.27

0.007

2.09 (1.22, 3.58)

 Long-term taken

1.75

0.78

4.98

0.026

5.75 (1.24, 26.71)

2.97

0.76

15.23

 < 0.001

19.46 (4.38, 86.41)

Contraception:

Reference: Not taken

Reference: Not taken

 

 Short-term taken

1.02

0.27

14.58

 < 0.001

2.77 (1.64, 4.66)

0.28

0.28

0.94

0.332

1.31 (0.76, 2.30)

 Long-term taken

0.65

0.38

2.85

0.091

1.91 (0.90, 4.05)

2

0.36

30.96

 < 0.001

7.40 (3.66, 14.99)

Quality of life

0.52

0.49

1.17

0.279

1.69 (0.65, 4.37)

3.52

0.65

29.72

 < 0.001

33.72 (9.52, 119.46)

Age

Reference: 41–50

Reference: 41–50

 18–30

−0.18

0.45

0.16

0.689

0.84 (0.35, 2.02)

−0.1

0.48

0.04

0.836

0.91 (0.35–2.32)

 31–40

−0.66

0.36

3.39

0.065

0.52 (0.26, 1.04)

−0.82

0.39

4.56

0.033

0.44 (0.21, 0.94)

Whether having chronic diseases

Reference: no

Reference: no

 Yes

−0.37

0.29

1.71

0.191

0.69 (0.39, 1.20)

−0.74

0.31

5.56

0.018

0.48 (0.26, 0.88)