Table 5.
Menstrual symptoms and absenteeism.
| Menstrual symptoms | Absence | Total n (%) |
p-Value a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
||||
| Nausea | No | 80 (45.7%) | 17 (19.8%) | 97 (37.2%) | <0.001 * |
| Yes | 95 (54.3%) | 69 (80.2%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
| Vomiting | No | 93 (40.1%) | 4 (13.8%) | 97 (37.2%) | 0.006 * |
| Yes | 139 (59.9%) | 25 (86.2%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
| Fatigue | No | 14 (60.9%) | 83 (34.9%) | 97 (37.2%) | 0.014 * |
| Yes | 9 (5.5%) | 155 (65.1%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
| Dizziness | No | 77 (44%) | 20 (23.3%) | 97 (37.2%) | 0.001 * |
| Yes | 98 (56%) | 66 (76.7%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
| Headaches | No | 44 (44.9%) | 53 (32.5%) | 97 (37.2%) | 0.045 * |
| Yes | 54 (55.1%) | 110 (67.5%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
| Diarrhea | No | 46 (47.4%) | 51 (52.6%) | 97 (37.2%) | 0.006 * |
| Yes | 50 (52.1%) | 114 (69.5%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
| Depression | No | 38 (47.5%) | 59 (32.6%) | 97 (37.2%) | 0.022 * |
| Yes | 42 (52.5%) | 122 (67.4%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
| Irritability | No | 66 (41.3%) | 31 (30.7%) | 97 (37.2%) | 0.086 |
| Yes | 94 (58.8%) | 70 (26.8%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
| Insomnia | No | 78 (39.4%) | 19 (30.2%) | 97 (37.2%) | 0.186 |
| Yes | 120 (60.6%) | 44 (69.8%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
| Inability to concentrate | No | 57 (44.6%) | 40 (29.9%) | 97 (37.2%) | 0.012 * |
| Yes | 70 (55.1%) | 94 (70.1%) | 164 (62.8%) | ||
a Chi square tests; * p < 0.05.