Research Article
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 |
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Figures in the parentheses indicate percentage.
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