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Table 2 Experiences, types, treatment-seeking for menstrual problems by unmarried female adolescents in urban and rural sites in Bangladesh

From: Treatment-seeking for selected reproductive health problems: behaviours of unmarried female adolescents in two low-performing areas of Bangladesh

Ā 

Urban

Rural

Ā 

Dhaka (nā€‰=ā€‰778)

Nabiganj (nā€‰=ā€‰820)

Ā 

Characteristic

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

P-value

Experiences of menstrual- problems (last 12Ā months)

50% (46.5-53.5)

47% (43.6-50.4)

Ā 

Ā§Types of menstrual problems experienced

(nā€‰=ā€‰390)

(nā€‰=ā€‰382)

Ā 

Lower abdominal pain

22% (17.9-26.1)

28% (23.5-32.5)

*

Pain in the back

52% (47.0-57.0)

54% (49.0-59.0)

Ā 

Excessive bleeding

6% (3.6-8.4)

13% (9.6-16.4)

***

Irregular menstruation

6% (3.4-8.4)

9% (6.1-11.9)

Ā 

Nausea, headache, vertigo and weakness

32% (27.4-36.6)

43% (38.0-48.0)

**

Proportion of adolescents who received treatment

13% (9.7-16.3)

27% (22.5-31.5)

***

Ā§Types of healthcare providers consulted for treatment of menstrual problems

(nā€‰=ā€‰52)

(nā€‰=ā€‰102)

Ā 

Qualified physician

40% (26.7-53.3)

39% (29.5-48.5)

Ā 

Nurse/Family Welfare Visitor/Health Worker/Family Welfare Assistant

6% (-0.5-12.5)

2% (-0.7-4.7)

Ā 

Indigenous practitioners

17% (6.8-27.2)

33% (23.9-42.1)

*

Village doctor

19% (8.3-29.7)

19% (11.4-26.6)

Ā 

Pharmacy

17% (6.8-27.2)

7% (2.0-12.0)

*

  1. Ā§Multiple responses; *pā€‰<ā€‰0.05; **pā€‰<ā€‰0.01; ***pā€‰<ā€‰0.001.