Table 3.

Dysmenorrhoea among the respondents

Characteristics	Attributes	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Ever experienced dysmenorrhoea in the last 4 menstrual cycles	Yes	266	75.8
	No	70	20
	None respondents	15	4.2
Duration of experiencing dysmenorrhoea (N = 266)***	1–2 days	109	41
	3–4 days	68	25.6
	>4 days	11	4.1
	None respondents	78	29.3
Experience of menstruation affects your concentration in class (N = 266)***	Agree	200	75.2
	Disagree	54	20.3
	Nonrespondents	12	4.5
Age at menarche	8–11	12	3.4
	12–15	292	83.2
	16–19	47	13.4
Experience monthly period	Yes	325	92.6
	No	26	7.4
Length of menstrual period (days)	1–2	22	6.3
	3–4	256	72.9
	5–6	61	17.4
	>7	12	3.4
Taking drugs for any long‐term illness	Yes	7	2.0
	No	344	98.0
Pain reliever	Painkillers	130	48.9
	Rest	82	30.8
	Mineral supplements	3	1.1
	Warm water	28	10.5
	Contraceptives	2	0.8
	Herbs	2	0.8
	Others	19	7.1
Possession of relatives with dysmenorrhoea	Yes	205	58.4
	No	146	41.6
Relative with dysmenorrhoea	Mother	18	8.78
	Sister	127	61.95
	Cousin	45	21.95
	Other	15	7.32
Work/institution related stress	Yes	241	68.7
	No	110	31.3
Rating of work/institution related stress	Low	48	19.9
	Moderate	160	66.4
	Severe/very severe	33	13.7
Age at menarche	8–11	12	3.4
	12–15	292	83.2
	16–19	47	13.4
Experience monthly period	Yes	325	92.6
	No	26	7.4

Source: Primary data.

***Only those that experienced dysmenorrhea in the last 4 menstrual cycles.