Table 2 Background characteristics of women with complete responses
From: Development of a scale to evaluate negative menstrual attitudes among Nepalese women
Group 1 (n = 176) | Group 2 (n = 176) | Total (n = 352) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 33.4 ± 8.3 | 32.8 ± 8.0 | 33.12 ± 8.2 |
Residence n (%) | |||
Pokhara | 126 (71.6) | 126 (71.6) | 252 (71.6) |
Damauli | 50 (28.4) | 50 (28.4) | 100 (28.4) |
Religions n (%) | |||
Hindus | 161 (90.3) | 160 (90.9) | 321 (91.2) |
Buddhist | 11 (6.3) | 7 (4.0) | 18 (5.1) |
Muslim | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) |
Christian | 2 (1.1) | 5 (2.8) | 7 (2.0) |
Other | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.7) | 5 (1.4) |
Education level n (%) | |||
Low | 89 (50.6) | 90 (51.1) | 179 (50.8) |
Non-educated | 23 (13.1) | 20 (11.4) | 43 (12.2) |
Primary | 15 (8.5) | 21 (11.9) | 36 (10.2) |
Secondary | 51 (29.0) | 49 (27.8) | 100 (28.4) |
High | 87 (49.4) | 86 (48.9) | 173 (49.2) |
High school | 36 (20.5) | 31 (17.6) | 67 (19.0) |
Nursing school | 4 (2.3) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (1.4) |
Vocational degree | 3 (1.7) | 4 (2.3) | 7 (2.0) |
Bachelors | 35 (19.9) | 33 (18.8) | 68 (19.3) |
Masters | 9 (5.1) | 17 (9.7) | 26 (7.4) |
Castes n (%) | |||
Brahmin and Chhetri | 63 (35.8) | 72 (40.9) | 135 (38.4) |
Adibashi-Janajati | 100 (56.8) | 88 (50.0) | 188 (53.4) |
Dalit | 13 (7.4) | 16 (9.1) | 29 (8.2) |
Intensity of menstrual pain n (%) | |||
None | 47 (26.7) | 43 (24.4) | 90 (25.6) |
Mild | 32 (18.2) | 28 (15.9) | 60 (17.0) |
Moderate | 39 (22.2) | 42 (23.9) | 81 (23.0) |
Severe | 40 (22.7) | 37 (21.0) | 77 (21.9) |
Very severe | 18 (10.2) | 26 (14.8) | 44 (12.5) |