Table 3 Associations between access to menstrual education, knowledge and sociodemographic characteristics (N = 21,459)
From: Menstruation and social inequities in Spain: a cross-sectional online survey-based study
|  | Knowledge of menstruation and menstrual cycle pre-menarche ( N  = 20,955) | Would like to have more information on menstruation and the menstrual cycle ( N  = 20,199) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
aOR (95%CI) | p value | aOR (95%CI) | p value | |
Age | ||||
 18–25 | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 26–35 | 0.89 (0.77–1.03) | 0.112 | 0.71 (0.62–0.82) |  < 0.001 |
 36–45 | 0.80 (0.69–0.93) | 0.004 | 0.39 (0.34–0.45) |  < 0.001 |
 46–55 | 0.72 (0.60–0.87) | 0.001 | 0.22 (0.19–0.26) |  < 0.001 |
Gender | ||||
 Women | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Non-binary/other | 1.26 (0.92–1.71) | 0.147 | 0.92 (0.72–1.17) | 0.475 |
Trans | ||||
 No | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | 0.69 (0.40–1.19) | 0.182 | 0.36 (0.24–0.55) |  < 0.001 |
 I don’t know | 0.79 (0.45–1.38) | 0.405 | 0.78 (0.48–1.27) | 0.319 |
Place of birth | ||||
 Spain | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Latin America | 1.19 (0.92–1.52) | 0.184 | 1.14 (0.92–1.41) | 0.221 |
 Europe | 1.06 (0.76–1.48) | 0.719 | 1.04 (0.79–1.38) | 0.761 |
 Other | 0.58 (0.36–0.93) | 0.024 | 0.80 (0.49–1.30) | 0.359 |
Administrative situation | ||||
 Spanish nationality | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Permanent residency | 0.91 (0.68–1.21) | 0.518 | 0.88 (0.69–1.13) | 0.329 |
 Temporal residency | 1.08 (0.65–1.82) | 0.761 | 0.69 (0.45–1.06) | 0.091 |
 No permit/in process | 0.53 (0.25–1.10) | 0.088 | 2.86 (0.86–9.48) | 0.086 |
Employment situation | ||||
 Working full-time | 1.23 (1.06–1.43) | 0.006 | 0.87 (0.76–0.98) | 0.029 |
 Working part-time | 1.22 (1.05–1.42) | 0.010 | 1.08 (0.94–1.21) | 0.285 |
 Self-employed | 1.17 (0.98–1.39) | 0.085 | 1.04 (0.89–1.21) | 0.613 |
 Studying full-time | 1.22 (1.02–1.45) | 0.033 | 1.21 (1.02–1.43) | 0.027 |
 Studying part-time | 0.95 (0.82–1.11) | 0.548 | 1.36 (1.17–1.58) |  < 0.001 |
 Unemployment or COVID19 benefits | 1.17 (0.98–1.41) | 0.090 | 1.04 (0.88–1.23) | 0.639 |
 Pension or retirement | 1.76 (0.99–3.14) | 0.054 | 0.97 (0.65–1.46) | 0.894 |
 Unpaid carer/houseworker | 0.99 (0.82–1.19) | 0.877 | 0.98 (0.83–1.16) | 0.854 |
Completed education | ||||
 Primary education | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Secondary education | 1.09 (0.74–1.59) | 0.671 | 1.19 (0.87–1.63) | 0.273 |
 University education | 1.02 (0.70–1.48) | 0.926 | 1.49 (1.09–2.02) | 0.012 |
Financial problems < 12 months | ||||
 Always/Many times | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Some/A few times | 1.06 (0.93–1.22) | 0.366 | 0.82 (0.72–0.94) | 0.003 |
 Never | 1.28 (1.12–1.46) |  < 0.001 | 0.58 (0.51–0.66) |  < 0.001 |