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. 2022 Aug 24;8:87. doi: 10.1186/s40795-022-00587-8

Table 5.

Menstrual, Illness history and Life style related characteristics among school adolescent girls in Abuna Gindeberet district, Central Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 583)

Variables Frequency (n = 583) Percent (%)
Menstrual related factors
 Have you begun menstruation No 183 31.4
Yes 400 68.6
 Experience premenstrual syndrome No 208 35.7
Yes 192 32.9
 History of illness in the last two weeks No 430 73.8
Yes 153 26.2
Physical activity related characteristics
 Engaged in vigorous-intensity activity No 361 61.9
Yes 222 38.1
 Engaged in moderate intensity activity No 259 44.4
Yes 324 55.6
 walk or use a bicycle for at least 30 min continuously to get to and from school No 307 52.7
Yes 276 47.3
 Engaged in vigorous intensity sports No 480 82.3
Yes 103 17.7
 Engaged in moderate-intensity sports No 529 90.7
Yes 54 9.3