Research Article
Prevalence and Predictors of Dysmenorrhea, Its Effect, and Coping Mechanisms among Adolescents in Shai Osudoku District, Ghana
Table 1
Univariate analysis for the experience of dysmenorrhea among the study participants.
| | Variables | Dysmenorrhea | Total (%) | value | | No (%) | Yes (%) |
| | Age in years | | 12–15 | 66 (30.4) | 135 (29.2) | 201 (29.6) | >0.74 | | 16–19 | 151 (69.6) | 328 (70.8) | 479 (70.4) | | Level of education | | Junior high school | 64 (29.5) | 148 (32.0) | 212 (31.2) | >0.20 | | Senior high school | 153 (70.5) | 315 (68.0) | 468 (68.8) | | Place of stay | | Not lived with parents | 41 (18.9) | 121 (26.1) | 162 (23.8) | <0.04 | | Lives with parents | 176 (81.1) | 342 (73.9) | 518 (76.2) | | Age at menarche | | <13 years | 74 (34.1) | 135 (29.2) | 209 (30.7) | >0.20 | | 13–15 years | 114 (52.5) | 277 (59.8) | 391 (57.5) | | >15 years | 29 (13.4) | 51 (11.0) | 80 (11.8) | | History of the menstrual cycle | | Irregular cycles | 43 (19.8) | 132 (28.5) | 175 (25.7) | <0.02 | | Regular cycles | 174 (80.2) | 331 (71.5) | 505 (74.3) | | Nature of menstrual flow | | Light flow | 54 (24.9) | 96 (20.7) | 150 (22.1) | >0.48 | | Moderate flow | 148 (68.2) | 333 (71.9) | 481 (70.7) | | Heavy flow | 15 (6.9) | 34 (7.3) | 49 (7.2) | | Length of cycle | | <21 days | 24 (11.1) | 70 (15.1) | 94 (13.8) | >0.15 | | ≥21 days | 193 (88.9) | 393 (84.9) | 586 (86.2) | | Duration of menstruation | | <3 days | 14 (6.5) | 48 (10.4) | 62 (9.1) | >0.10 | | ≥3 days | 203 (93.5) | 415 (89.6) | 618 (90.9) | | A family history of dysmenorrhea | | No | 159 (73.3) | 330 (71.3) | 489 (71.9) | >0.59 | | Yes | 58 (26.7) | 133 (28.7) | 191 (28.1) |
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