Premenstrual syndrome, coping mechanisms and associated factors among Wolkite university female regular students, Ethiopia, 2021

Table 4 Multivariable binary logistic regression to identify factors associated with premenstrual syndrome, Wolkite University, Ethiopia, 2021

Explanatory variable	Category	Premenstrual Syndrome		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P value
		YES	NO
Perceived familial history of premenstrual syndrome	Yes	103	79	1.00	1.00
	No	87	254	0.26 (0.18, 0.39)*	0.25 (0.15, 0.40)*	0.001*
	Do not know	34	34	0.77 (0.44, 1.34)	1.02 (0.51, 2.05)	0.953
History of sexual intercourse	Yes	50	134	0.50 (0.34, 0.73)*	0.51 (0.29, 0.89)*	0.019*
	No	174	233	1.00	1.00
Age at menarche	< 13 years	34	31	1.94 (1.16, 3.26)*	2.64 (1.34, 5.19)*	0.005*
	> = 13 years	190	336	1.00	1.00
Duration of menses	1–3 days	41	96	1.00	1.00
	4–6 days	148	248	1.39 (0.92, 2.12)	1.04 (0.61, 1.78)	0.889
	> = 7 days	35	23	3.56 (1.88, 6.76)*	3.58 (1.53, 8.37) *	0.003*
Menstrual pain intensity level	Mild	33	112	1.00	1.00
	Moderate	109	204	1.81 (1.15, 2.85)*	1.84 (1.02, 3.30)*	0.043*
	Severe	82	51	5.46 (3.24, 9.20)*	3.09 (1.58, 6.05)*	0.001*
Number of pads (modes) used during menstruation	< 4 pads	29	87	1.00	1.00
	4–8 pads	108	218	1.49 (0.92, 2.40)	2.42 (1.31, 4.46)*	0.005*
	> 8 pads	87	62	4.21 (2.47, 7.16)*	4.44 (2.16, 9.12)*	0.001*
Does your menstrual cycle regular?	Yes	123	271	0.43 (0.30, 0.61)*	0.44 (0.28, 0.71)*	0.001*
	No	101	96	1.00	1.00

‘’*’’for variables significantly associated with premenstrual syndrome at P value < 0.05; Bold used to easily identification of significantly associated variables

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