| N | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Age at menarche Mean (13.1 ± 1.2) N = 2737 | Normal early (< 12 years old) | 204 | 7.5 |
Normal (12–14 years old) | 2195 | 80.2 | |
Normal late (> 14 and < 17 years old) | 338 | 12.3 | |
Time since menarche Mean (3.6 ± 1.5) N = 2737 | 0–2 years | 406 | 14.8 |
> 2–4 years | 1,232 | 45.0 | |
> 4 years | 1,099 | 40.2 | |
Bleeding duration Mean (5.3 ± 1.5) N = 2729 | Regular (3 to 7 days) | 2570 | 94.2 |
Short period (< 3 days) | 41 | 1.5 | |
Long period (> 7 days) | 118 | 4.3 | |
Bleeding frequency Mean (28.1 ± 6.2)* N = 2729 | Normal short 21–28 days) | 1,586 | 58.1 |
Normal long (29–45 days) | 912 | 33.4 | |
Frequent (< 21 days) days | 71 | 2.6 | |
Infrequent (> 45 days) | 62 | 2.3 | |
Irregular/ do not know | 98 | 3.6 | |
Heaviness of bleeding (Blood leaks through clothes) N = 2732 | Never | 1668 | 61.1 |
Rarely | 440 | 16.1 | |
Sometimes | 451 | 16.5 | |
Mostly/ always | 173 | 6.3 |