Table 6 Factors associated with severity of dysmenorrhoea among school adolescents in northwest Ethiopia, March 2007.
From: Age at menarche and the menstrual pattern of secondary school adolescents in northwest Ethiopia
Dysmenorrhoea | X2 (df) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild (%) | Moderate (%) | Severe (%) | |||
n = 299 | n = 62 | n = 54 | |||
Cycle length | |||||
<21 days | 48(16.2) | 12(20.7) | 10(18.6) | 6.68(6) | 0.57 |
22-28 days | 177(60) | 30(51.7) | 30(58.8) | ||
29-35 days | 41(13.9) | 12(20.7) | 5(9.8) | ||
>35 days | 29(9.8) | 4(6.9) | 6(11.8) | ||
Menses duration | |||||
2-3 days | 133(44.9) | 15(26.3) | 16(32) | 22.3(4) | <0.02 |
4-5 days | 121(41.1) | 35(61.4) | 23(46) | ||
6-8 days | 41(13.9) | 7(12.3) | 11(22) | ||
Regularity | |||||
Irregular | 130(44.1) | 33(56.9) | 31(60.8) | 7(2) | <0.03 |
regular | 165(55.9) | 25(43.1) | 20(39.2) | ||
Absent from school | |||||
Yes | 117(39.9) | 43(74.1) | 36(70.6) | 33.8(2) | <0.001 |
No | 176(60.1) | 15(25.9) | 15(29.4) | ||
Visited Health professional | |||||
Yes | 30(10.2) | 10(17.2) | 5(9.8) | 2.5(2) | 0.28 |
No | 263(89.8) | 48(82.1) | 46(90.2) | ||