Prevalence, Impact, and Management Practice of Dysmenorrhea among University of Gondar Students, Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and menstrual characteristics of respondents, Gondar, 2016.

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Year of study
First	114	29.3
Second	137	35.2
Third	77	19.8
Fourth	42	10.8
Fifth	16	4.1
Sixth	3	0.8
Religion of the respondents
Muslim	21	5.4
Protestant	52	13.4
Catholic	2	0.5
Orthodox	313	80.5
Family income
<500	128	32.9
500–1000	177	45.5
1001–2000	78	20.1
>2000	6	1.5
Faculty
Medical	96	24.7
Nonmedical	293	75.3
Age at menarche
9–11 years	22	5.7
12–14 years	230	59.1
15–17 years	137	35.2
Experience dysmenorrhea?
Yes	302	76.6
No	87	24.4
Family history of dysmenorrhea
Yes	197	50.6
No	192	49.4
Duration of bleeding
1-2 days	186	47.8
3-4 day	96	24.7
5 and more days	31	8.0
Type of pain
Continuous pain	108	27.8%
Intermittent pain	206	53%