Menopausal Symptoms and Its Correlates: A Study on Tribe and Caste Population of East India

Table 2

Prevalence of menopausal symptom types.

	Tribe	Caste	value
Vasomotor domain
Hot flush	66 (38.4)	57 (40.4)	0.400
Night sweats	94 (54.7)	76 (53.9)	0.492
Urinary domain
Painful urination	44 (25.6)	25 (17.7)	0.062
Inability to hold urine	81 (47.1)	91 (64.5)	0.001
Frequent urination	50 (29.1)	54 (38.3)	0.054
Urine leakage	41 (23.8)	72 (51.1)	0.001
Vaginal domain
Vaginal dryness	79 (45.9)	10 (7.1)	0.001
Burning sensation	16 (9.3)	7 (5.0)	0.105
Vaginal discharge	56 (32.6)	19 (13.5)	0.001
Vaginal itching	24 (14.0)	17 (12.1)	0.374
Bad smell	20 (11.6)	3 (2.1)	0.001

Figures in the parentheses indicate percentage.