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. 2013 Jul 8;2013:918179. doi: 10.1155/2013/918179

Table 1.

Menstruation characteristics of the participants.

Case Control Z WMU* P
n % n %
Severity of menstrual bleeding
 Mild 0 0 41 26.3 −10.98 0.000
 Moderate 37 26.8 101 64.7
 Severe 52 37.7 11 7.1
 Very severe 49 35.5 3 1.9
Using more than one sanitary product at the same time
 No 75 54.3 152 96.7 −9.43 0.000
 Tampon and pad 6 4.4 3 1.9
 Two pads 38 27.5 2 1.4
 Diaper 19 13.8 0 0
Getting dirty on the underwears
 Yes 138 100 129 82.7 −5.10 0.000
 No 0 0 27 17.3
Getting dirty on the clothes
 Yes 138 100 53 34.0 −11.82 0.000
 No 0 0 103 66.0
Getting dirty on the bed linens
 Yes 110 79.7 16 10.3 −12.02 0.000
 No 28 20.3 140 89.7
Getting dirty on the furniture
 Yes 68 49.3 5 3.2 −9.13 0.000
 No 70 50.7 151 96.8
Menstruation with pain
 None 18 13.0 47 29.9 −6.71 0.000
 Mild 33 23.9 68 43.3
 Moderate 35 25.4 32 20.4
 Severe 27 19.6 5 3.2
 Very severe 25 18.1 5 3.2

 *Mann-Whitney U test.