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Table 4 Knowledge of participants on the premenstrual signs and symptoms

From: Knowledge of peri-menarcheal changes and a comparative analysis of the age at menarche among young adolescent school girls in urban and rural Cameroon

What are the possible signs/symptoms that can occur just before menstruation?

URBAN, n = 570

RURAL, n = 587

Total, n = 1157

Frequency

Percent (%)

Frequency

Percent (%)

Frequency

Percent (%)

Menstrual cramps

379

66.50

423

72.10

802

69.32

Nausea and vomiting

76

13.30

50

8.50

126

10.89

Increased breast size

133

23.30

243

41.40

376

32.50

Fever

46

8.10

62

10.60

108

9.33

Dizziness

88

15.40

67

11.40

155

13.40