Table 2.

Characteristics and impact of menstrual pain on respondents

Variable	Subgroup	Number of respondents	Percentage
Presence of dysmenorrhea	Yes	245	83.6
	No	48	16.4
Verbal description of pain	Mild	52	21.2
	Moderate	138	56.3
	Severe	55	22.4
When pain begins	Before blood begins to flow	143	58.4
	During the menstrual flow	98	40.0
	After blood had stopped	0	0.0
Does pain affect daily activities	Yes	150	61.2
	No	95	38.8
How long pain persists (n = 234)	<  3 days	123	52.6
	3 to 5 days	100	42.7
	>  5 days	11	4.7
Activities affected by menstrual pain (n = 147)	Household chores	82	55.8
	Attendance of lectures	104	70.7
	Concentration at lectures	65	44.2
	Disturbed Sleep	60	40.8
Do you experience other symptoms (n = 270)	Yes	184	62.8
	No	86	29.4
Other menstruation associated symptoms experienced	Body weakness	15	8.2
	Diarrhoea	29	15.8
	Breast changes	72	39.1
	Fever	10	5.4
	Headache	34	18.5
	Increased appetite	10	5.4
	Irritable	8	4.3
	Lethargy	40	21.7
	Loss of appetite	35	19.0
	Mood swings	9	4.9
	Nausea	37	20.1
	Pains	29	15.8
	Restlessness	5	2.7
	Vomiting	19	10.3
	Others	22	12.0
Ever taken pain to hospital?	Yes	40	16.3
	No	197	80.4