S.No Factors Condition Values
1 Age 10 – 15 years
16 – 20 years
21 – 25 years
26 – 30 years
31 – 35 years
1
2
3
4
5
2 First menses 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Above 16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
3 Irregular Regular
Twice in a month
Once in 3 months
Once in 6 months
Once in 9 months
Once in a year
Never had bleeding after first menses
Once in two moths
0
1
2
3
4
5 6
7
4 Days between two successive More than 28 days
28 days
Less than 28 days
1
2
3
5 Period of menses 1 day
1 – 3 days
5 days
7 days
1
2
3
4
6 Bleeding or spotting Light
Medium
Heavy
1
2
3
7 Stomach pain No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
8 Hip pain No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
9 Pain in arms No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
10 Pain in legs No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
11 Pain in joints No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
12 Chest pain No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
13 Constipation, loose bowels or diarrhea No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
14 Increased appetite No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
15 Fainting No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
16 Indigestion No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
0
1
2
3
17 Type of treatment No
Drugs
Hormones
Others
0
1
2
3
18 Area Allithurai
Lalgudi
Other places
1
2
3
Table 1: Number of respondents and percentage of Age, Marital status, menstrual pattern in the sample surveyed.