Table 2 Obstetric and gynecological related characteristics of female students at Gondar town preparatory school Northwest Ethiopia, 2017, (n = 442)
Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at menarche | 12–14 | 250 | 56.6 |
≥15 | 192 | 43.4 | |
Monthly menstrual cycle | Regular | 325 | 73.5 |
Irregular | 117 | 26.5 | |
Menstrual bleeding duration (in days) | ≤7 | 406 | 91.9 |
> 7 | 36 | 36.1 | |
Estimated amount of menstrual flow /by no. of pads | ≤2 | 288 | 65.2 |
3–4 | 141 | 31.9 | |
> 4 | 13 | 2.9 | |
Any family planning method? | Yes | 30 | 6.8 |
No | 412 | 93.2 | |
Type of family planning used | Depo provera | 10 | 33.3 |
Pills | 8 | 26.7 | |
Implanol | 7 | 23.3 | |
IUCD | 5 | 16.7 | |
Family history of dysmenorhea | Yes | 183 | 41.4 |
No | 259 | 58.6 | |
Circumcision history | Yes | 38 | 8.6 |
No | 404 | 91.4 | |
Abortion history | Yes | 10 | 2.3 |
No | 432 | 97.7 |