Table 5 Dysmenorrhoea and Premenstrual syndrome among School adolescents in northwest Ethiopia, March 2007.
From: Age at menarche and the menstrual pattern of secondary school adolescents in northwest Ethiopia
Variable | Dysmenorrhoea | PMS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | X2 | P value | Yes (%) | X2 | P value | |
District | 6.9 | <0.004 | 11.8 | <0.001 | ||
Koladiba | 215(77.1) | 228(81.7) | ||||
Dabat | 192(67) | 198(69.2) | ||||
Residence | 7.1 | <0.004 | 0.7 | 0.19 | ||
Rural | 261(76) | 263(76.7) | ||||
Urban | 146(65.8) | 163(73.4) | ||||
Onset of menarche | 0.52 | 0.76 | 3.2 | 0.2 | ||
Early | 18(78.3) | 20(87) | ||||
Medium | 219(71.3) | 236(76.9) | ||||
Late | 170(72.2) | 170(72.3) | ||||
Cycle length | 10.39 | 0.03 | 5.2 | 0.26 | ||
<21 days | 71(60.6) | 81(69.2) | ||||
21-28 | 238(74.1) | 245(76.3) | ||||
29-35 | 59(77.6) | 59(77.6) | ||||
>35 | 39(76.5) | 41(80.4) | ||||
Duration | 32.2 | <0.001 | 9.3 | 0.09 | ||
2-3 | 163(62.2) | 186(71.4) | ||||
4-5 | 181(79) | 177(77.2) | ||||
6-7 | 61(85.7) | 59(82) | ||||
Regularity | 16.8 | <0.001 | 19.7 | <0.001 | ||
Regular | 211(65.3) | 221(68.4) | ||||
Irregular | 196(81) | 205(84.7) | ||||