S. no Symptoms Variable Number of respondents Percentage
1. Pain No
Sometimes
Yes
44
22
144
21.0
10.5
68.6
2. Stomach pain No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
102
50
40
18
48.6
23.8
19.0
8.6
3. Hip pain No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
99
54
48
9
47.1
25.7
22.9
4.3
4. Pain inarms No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
138
30
38
4
65.7
14.3
18.1
1.9
5. Pain in legs No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
110
49
44
7
52.4
23.3
21.0
3.3
6. Pain in joints No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
177
19
9
5
84.3
9.0
4.3
2.4
7. Chest pain No
Intense
Less intense
Sometimes
199
3
2
6
94.8
1.4
1.0
2.9
8. Days of severe pain No
1st day
2nd day
First 3 days
All the days
46
117
27
13
7
21.9
55.7
12.9
6.2
3.3
Table 2a: Number of respondents and percentage of physiological symptoms shown during menstrual period in the sample surveyed.