Table 2

Exposure to different aspects of initiation rite and risk of dysmenorrhoea (OR)

Initiation rite	% of all women receiving this rite*	Risk of dysmenorrhoea in each subgroup
Initiation rite	% of all women receiving this rite*	Receiving rite	Not receiving rite	aOR†	95% CI
Emesis	38.4%	27/71	70/114	0.39†	0.21	0.7
Cared for during the ceremony	76.8%	69/142	28/43	0.51	0.25	1.02
Applied carayurú powder	84.3%	78/156	19/29	0.53	0.23	1.19
Spent time in isolation	71.9%	64/133	33/52	0.53	0.28	1.03
Followed prescribed diet	71.9%	64/133	33/52	0.53	0.28	1.03
Body painted with we	50.8%	44/94	53/91	0.63	0.35	1.12
Had a Godmother	50.8%	45/94	50/88	0.7	0.39	1.25
Cut hair	68.6%	64/127	33/58	0.77	0.41	1.45
Inhaled ají	49.2%	45/91	52/94	0.79	0.44	1.41
Blessed by traditional healer	88.6%	85/164	12/21	0.81	0.32	2.04