Table 2.
Method of pain relief chosen by women with dysmenorrhea according to pain intensity (VAS) and grade of dysmenorrhea (Andersch and Milsom scale).
| Method of Pain Relief | Pain Intensity VAS | Grade of Dysmenorrhea | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild n (%) |
Moderate n (%) |
Severe n (%) |
p-Value a | 0 n (%) |
1 n (%) |
2 n (%) |
3 n (%) |
Total | p-Value a | ||
| Pharmaceutical Method | No | 9 (17.3%) | 23 (44.2%) | 20 (38.5%) | 0.000 * | 2 (3.8%) | 39 (75%) | 11 (21.2%) | 0 (0%) | 52 (23.3%) | 0.000 * |
| Yes | 5 (2.9%) | 36 (20.9%) | 131 (76.2%) | 0 (0%) | 37 (21.5%) | 122 (70.9%) | 13 (7.6%) | 172 (76.8%) | |||
| Non-Pharmaceutical Method | No | 9 (7.1%) | 34 (27%) | 83 (65.9%) | 0.773 | 2 (1.6%) | 50 (39.7%) | 69 (54.8%) | 5 (4%) | 126 (56.3%) | 0.070 |
| Yes | 5 (5.1%) | 25 (25.5%) | 68 (69.4%) | 0 (0%) | 26 (26.5%) | 64 (65.3%) | 8 (8.2%) | 98 (43.8%) | |||
a Chicuadrado test, * p < 0.05.