Table 2.
Socio-economic and demographic characteristics among girls with self-reproted menstrual irregularity (N = 12,707)
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms | < 0.001 | ||
| Minimal | 958 | 9.42 | |
| Mild | 247 | 20.23 | |
| Moderate | 76 | 21.66 | |
| Severe | 53 | 21.98 | |
| Physical Activities | 0.100 | ||
| No | 872 | 11.66 | |
| Yes | 462 | 10.34 | |
| Substances use | 0.044 | ||
| No | 1295 | 11.11 | |
| Yes | 39 | 15.53 | |
| BMI status | 0.314 | ||
| Under weight | 24 | 7.9 | |
| Normal weight | 329 | 11.86 | |
| Over weight | 15 | 17.94 | |
| Menstrual hygiene practices | < 0.001 | ||
| Only sanitary napkin | 403 | 14.43 | |
| Only piece of clothes | 394 | 9.81 | |
| Others | 537 | 10.28 | |
| Child birth experience | < 0.001 | ||
| No | 1183 | 11.83 | |
| Yes | 151 | 7.54 | |
| Age | < 0.001 | ||
| 10–14 | 11 | 5.88 | |
| 15–19 | 1293 | 11 | |
| Year of schooling | 0.592 | ||
| No | 201 | 11.29 | |
| 1–7 years | 277 | 11 | |
| 8–9 years | 372 | 10.68 | |
| 10 and above | 484 | 11.78 | |
| Marital status | 0.002 | ||
| Never married | 824 | 10.23 | |
| Married | 510 | 13.06 | |
| Wealth Index | 0.082 | ||
| Poorest | 171 | 11.57 | |
| Poorer | 220 | 11.98 | |
| Middle | 279 | 11.3 | |
| Richer | 361 | 11.59 | |
| Richest | 303 | 9.89 | |
| Caste | 0.004 | ||
| Non SC/ST/OBC | 277 | 14.04 | |
| SC/ST | 331 | 11.86 | |
| OBC | 726 | 9.99 | |
| Religion | 0.091 | ||
| Non-Hindus | 336 | 11.94 | |
| Hindu | 998 | 11.02 | |
| Residence | < 0.001 | ||
| Rural | 825 | 11.72 | |
| Urban | 509 | 8.61 | |
| State | 0.040 | ||
| UP | 681 | 11.50 | |
| Bihar | 653 | 10.62 | |
| Total | 1,334 | 11.22 |
Note: SC/ST Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, OBC Other backward class, *p < 0.05