Table 3 Relationship between menstrual characteristics as well as socio-economic factors and dysmenorrhea
Variables | Number of respondents (percentage) | Presence of dysmenorrhea | Chi square (df); p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 245) | No (n = 48) | |||
Age of respondents (years) | < 20 | 32 (97.0%) | 1 (3.0%) | 8.28 (2); 0.016a |
20–25 | 185 (83.7%) | 36 (16.3%) | ||
> 25 | 28 (71.8%) | 11 (28.2%) | ||
Age of menarche (years) | < 13 | 74 (89.2%) | 9 (10.8%) | 3.45 (2); 0.178 |
13–15 | 129 (80.1%) | 32 (19.9%) | ||
> 15 | 42 (85.7%) | 7 (14.3%) | ||
Gynecological age (years) | < 5 | 12 (85.7) | 2 (14.3) | 10.09 (2); 0.006a |
5–10 | 187 (87.4) | 27 (12.6) | ||
> 10 | 46 (70.8) | 19 (29.2) | ||
Religious affiliation | Christianity | 181 (87.0%) | 27 (13.0%) | NA (NA); 0.098 |
Islam | 62 (78.5%) | 17 (21.5%) | ||
Type of accommodation at menarche | Single room | 34 (73.9%) | 12 (26.1%) | 6.16 (4); 0.188 |
Chamber and hall | 46 (83.6%) | 9 (16.4%) | ||
Several rooms in a compound house | 42 (80.8%) | 10 (19.2%) | ||
Self-contained apartment | 112 (88.9%) | 14 (11.1%) | ||
Mansion | 8 (80.0%) | 2 (20.0%) | ||
Area of residence during vacation | Urban area | 150 (82.9%) | 31 (17.1%) | 0.927 (2); 0.629 |
Sub-urban | 75 (85.2%) | 13 (14.8%) | ||
Rural | 19 (90.5%) | 2 (9.5%) | ||
Type of menstrual cycle | Regular | 178 (84.0%) | 34 (16.0%) | NA (NA); 0.572 |
Irregular | 61 (87.1%) | 9 (12.9%) | ||
Nature of menstrual flow | Light | 5 (62.5%) | 3 (37.5%) | 2.77 (2); 0.250 |
Moderate | 207 (84.5%) | 38 (15.5%) | ||
Heavy | 32 (84.2%) | 6 (15.8%) | ||
Number of days of flow | < 3 days | 6 (66.7%) | 3 (33.3%) | 2.603 (2); 0.272 |
3–5 days | 188 (83.2%) | 38 (16.8%) | ||
> 5 days | 44 (88.0%) | 6 (22.0%) | ||
Level of exercising | Exercise often | 101 (85.6%) | 17 (14.4%) | NA (NA); 0.053 |
Does no exercise | 131 (82.0%) | 41 (18.0%) | ||