Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea, its intensity, impact and associated factors among female students’ at Gondar town preparatory school, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of female students at Gondar town preparatory school Northwest Ethiopia, 2017, (n = 442)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Age in year	≥18	210	47.5
Age in year	< 18	232	52.5
Student grade	11^th	286	64.7
Student grade	12^th	156	35.3
Religion	Orthodox Christian	403	91.2
	Muslim	28	6.3
	Protestant	11	2.5
Marital status	Single	398	90
	Married	39	8.8
	Divorced	4	0.9
	Widowed	1	0.2
Ethnicity	Amhara	417	94.3
	Qimant	13	3
	Tigray	12	2.7
Origins of residence	Urban	383	86.7
Origins of residence	Rural	59	13.3
Place of residence	At family home	370	83.7
	With other relatives	37	8.4
	At dormitory	35	7.9
Mother’s education	Illiterate	228	51.6
	Primary school	61	13.8
	Secondary school	95	21.5
	College and above	58	13.1
Mother’s Occupation	Government employed	88	19.9
	Housewife	294	66.5
	Merchant	50	13.6
Sport activity	Yes	177	40
Sport activity	No	265	60

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