Table 3 Linear regression for association between WaLIDD score and associated factors in adolescent girls 15–18 years old living in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Jordan (N = 2737)

Age (years)^{Footnote 1}

< 0.001

< 0.001

Number of adolescent girls at the same household

One girl

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More than one girl

-0.34

-0.23

( -0.49,-0.04 )

Reported economic status compared to others

Bad to very bad

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Fair

-0.45

-0.25

( -0.56,0.04 )

Good to very good

-1.06

-0.56

( -0.9,-0.27 )

Standards of living index score¹

-0.01²

0.0

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Country

West Bank

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Ref

Jordan

0.33

0.35

( 0.15,0.56 )

Nature of camp community

Urban

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Rural

-0.89

-0.50

( -0.73,-0.27 )

Bedouin

0.04

-0.34

( -0.87,0.18)

Skipping breakfast

Rarely

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Sometimes

0.41

0.29

(0.06,0.53)

Always

0.66

0.48

(0.25,0.71)

On a diet to lose weight

No

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Yes

0.37

0.10

( -0.19,0.39 )

Generally, the number of days of being physically active per week

0 days per week

ref

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1–5 days per week

-0.41

-0.19

( -0.57,0.19 )

6–7 days per week

-0.98

-0.52

( -0.92,-0.13 )

Self-rated health

Bad to very bad

ref

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Neither good nor bad

-0.65

-0.55

( -1.09,-0.01 )

Good to very good

-1.88

-1.46

( -1.94,-0.99 )

Age at menarche (years)¹

< 0.001

< 0.001

Bleeding duration

< 0.001

< 0.001

Bleeding frequency

Normal short 21 to 28 dyas

ref

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Normal long 29 to 45 days

0.05

0.11

(-0.10,0.31)

Frequent (less than 21 days)

0.82

0.56

(0.02,1.15)

Infrequent (more than 45 days)

0.23

0.05

(-0.58,0.68)

Irregular or do not know

-0.25

-0.32

(-0.84,0.20)

Heaviness of bleeding (blood usually leaks through clothes)

Never

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Yes, rarely

0.72

0.55

( 0.29,0.82 )

Yes, sometimes

1.05

0.76

( 0.50,1.03 )

Yes, most of the time or always

1.73

1.21

( 0.81,1.61 )