Table 1 Sample characteristics of adolescent girls living in Palestine refugee camps in the West Bank and Jordan N = 2657
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics | N | % | |
Age (years) Mean (16.8 ± 1.1) | 15 | 851 | 32.0 |
16 | 674 | 25.4 | |
17 | 668 | 25.1 | |
18 | 464 | 17.5 | |
Country | West Bank | 1,329 | 50.0 |
Jordan | 1,328 | 50.0 | |
Refugee camp locality | Urban | 1,939 | 73.0 |
Rural | 620 | 23.3 | |
Bedouin | 98 | 3.7 | |
Standards of living score Mean (37.8 ± 16.8) | Low STL 1–30 | 995 | 37.4 |
Middle STL 31–60 | 1,348 | 50.7 | |
High Stl 61–100 | 314 | 11.8 | |
Reported economic status compared to others | Bad to very bad | 329 | 12.4 |
Fair | 1,350 | 50.8 | |
Good to very good | 978 | 36.8 | |
Behavioral characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Dietary adequacy MDD-W mean (5.2 ± 1.8) | Adequate (≥ 5 DDS) | 1,678 | 63.2 |
Inadequate (< 5 DDS) | 979 | 36.8 | |
Skipping breakfast | Never | 790 | 29.8 |
Rarely | 537 | 20.3 | |
Sometimes | 313 | 11.8 | |
Always | 1009 | 38.1 | |
Number of days of being physically active for more than an hour/day Mean (4.4 ± 2.1) | 0 days | 177 | 6.7 |
1–5 days per week | 1598 | 60.1 | |
6–7 days per week | 882 | 33.2 | |
Number of bleeding days Mean (5.3 ± 1.5) | Short < 3 days | 40 | 1.5 |
Regular 3–7 dyas | 2496 | 94.2 | |
Long > 7 days | 114 | 4.3 | |
Heaviness of bleeding (Blood leaks through clothes) | Never | 1627 | 61.3 |
Rarely | 423 | 16.0 | |
Sometimes | 437 | 16.5 | |
Mostly / Always | 165 | 6.2 | |
Dysmenorrhea Mean (6.6 ± 2.6) | No (WaLIDD = 0) | 98 | 3.7 |
Mild (WaLIDD 1–4) | 458 | 17.2 | |
Moderate (WaLIDD 5–7) | 1006 | 37.9 | |
Severe (WaLIDD 8–12) | 1095 | 41.2 | |