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Table 5 Relationship between bio-data, menstrual characteristics, attitudes and severity of the dysmenorrhea

From: Prevalence of dysmenorrhea among University students in Northern Ghana; its impact and management strategies

Variable

Subgroup

Severity of dysmenorrhea

χ2 (df)

p-value

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Age of respondents

<  20

7 (13.5)

19 (13.8)

6 (10.9)

3.104 (4)

0.540

20–25

36 (69.2)

104 (75.4)

45 (81.8)

>  25

9 (17.3)

15 (10.9)

4 (7.3)

Age of menarche

<  13

13 (25.0)

43 (31.2)

18 (32.7)

3.258 (4)

0.516

13–15

26 (50.0)

75 (54.3)

28 (50.9)

> 15

13 (25.0)

20 (14.5)

9 (16.4)

Gynecological age (years)

< 5

4 (7.7)

5 (3.6)

3 (5.5)

1.996 (4)

0.737

5–10

37 (71.2)

109 (79.0)

41 (74.5)

> 10

11 (21.2)

24 (17.4)

11 (20.0)

Menses duration

< 3 days

1 (2.0)

3 (2.2)

2 (3.8)

7.222 (4)

0.125

3–5 days

41 (80.4)

112 (83.6)

35 (66.0)

> 5 days

9 (17.6)

19 (14.2)

16 (30.2)

Menstrual pattern

Regular

47 (90.4)

96 (72.7)

35 (63.6)

10.54 (2)

0.005a

Irregular

5 (9.6)

36 (27.3)

20 (36.4)

Level of menstrual flow

Light

2 (3.8)

2 (1.5)

1 (1.8)

9.005 (6)

0.173

Moderate

47 (90.4)

119 (86.9)

41 (74.5)

Heavy

3 (5.8)

16 (11.7)

13 (23.6)

Visited hospital due to the pain

Yes

3 (6.0)

8 (6.1)

29 (52.7)

65.61 (2)

< 0.0001a

No

47 (94.0)

124 (93.3)

26 (47.3)

Practised self- medication?

Yes

5 (10.0)

30 (22.1)

31 (56.4)

32.77 (2)

< 0.0001a

No

45 (90.0)

106 (77.9)

24 (43.6)

  1. astatistically significant