ABSTRACT
Table 2: Impact of premenstrual symptoms and dysmenorrhoea on household, school and work performance
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All respondents, n (%)
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Students, n (%)
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Maids and housekeeping staff, n (%)
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Self-employed, n (%)
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Professionals, n (%)
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Affected domain
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Household chores
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441 (37)
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124 (28)
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59 (40)
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31 (52)
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75 (35)
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Household income
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129 (11)
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24 (5.3)
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33 (22)
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12 (20)
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18 (8.5)
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Performance in school
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313 (25)
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239 (53)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Social obligations
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395 (33)
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130 (29)
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58 (39)
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31 (52)
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85 (40)
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Unable to work for one or more days in a month
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643 (53)
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282 (63)
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75 (51)
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38 (63)
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103 (50)
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Percentages do not add up to 100% as respondents were allowed to select more than one affected domain.
Values for 50% or more respondents acknowledging an impact in a domain are given in bold.
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