Table 2 Menstrual and reproductive history of the participants by Urban Hindu caste, Rural Hindu caste and Rural Lodha tribe, West ,Bengal India(n = 197)
Menstrual and reproductive characteristics | Urban Hindu Caste (n = 69) | Rural Hindu Caste (n = 65) | Rural Lodha (n = 63) | F value/Kruskal-wallis test/ χ2 test | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (years) at menarche(mean ± sd) | 12.41 ± 1.85 | 14.18 ± 1.73 | 13.79 ± 0.98 | 23.45 | 0.0001 |
Mean age (years) at marriage(mean ± sd) | 19.25 ± 4.77 | 16.29 ± 2.49 | 14.22 ± 5.56 | 21.18 | 0.0001 |
Age at first pregnancy (mean ± sd) | 21.22 ± 4.99 | 18.26 ± 2.34 | 17.56 ± 2.57 | 19.95 | 0.0001 |
Age at last pregnancy (mean ± sd) | 26.26 ± 5.28 | 30.18 ± 5.52 | 26.56 ± 5.97 | 10.01 | 0.0001 |
Number of pregnancies (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
One Two More than two | 11 (15.9) 21 (30.4) 37 (53.6) | 1 (1.5) 6 (9.2) 58 (89.2) | 5 (7.9) 12 (19.0) 46 (73.0) | 21.68 | 0.0001 |
Ever experience of fetal loss (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes No | 32 (46.4) 37 (53.6) | 27(41.5) 38(58.5) | 9 (14.3) 54 (85.7) | 17.12 | 0.0001 |
Mean duration of breastfeeding(months) | 75.14* | 113.21 | 110.48 | 19.09 | 0.0001 |
Ever use of contraceptive (n (%)) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes No | 21 (30.4) 48 (69.6) | 23 (35.4) 42 (64.6) | - 63(100) | 27.10 | 0.0001 |
Mean age (years) at menopause(mean ± sd) | 42.68 ± 7.80 | 46.56 ± 4.78 | 48.74 ± 5.18 | 16.51 | 0.0001 |