Completion of initiation rites and reported intensity of dysmenorrhoea
| No dysmenorrhoea | Intensity of dysmenorrhoea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 and 5 | |
| Incomplete or no rites | 64 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 27 |
| All rites completed | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 88 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 28 |
| OR | 3.94 | 3.49 | 6.76 | 6.92 | |
| 95% CI | 1.72 to 9.00 | 1.41 to 8.64 | 1.84 to 24.93 | 1.17 to 40.88 | |
| Mantel-Haenszel χ2 for trend=10.16 p=0.0014 | |||||
| No rites at all | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| All rites completed | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| OR | 6.75 | 6.93 | 9.38 | 5.64 | |
| 95% CI | 1.72 to 26.42 | 1.77 to 27.17 | 1.82 to 48.41 | 0.57 to 55.87 | |
| p Fisher | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.2 | |
| Mantel-Haenszel χ2 for trend=8.33; p=0.0039 | |||||