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) |