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Table 5 Menstrual, Illness history and Life style related characteristics among school adolescent girls in Abuna Gindeberet district, Central Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 583)

From: Undernutrition and its associated factors among school adolescent girls in Abuna Gindeberet district, Central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (n = 583)

Percent (%)

Menstrual related factors

 Have you begun menstruation

No

183

31.4

Yes

400

68.6

 Experience premenstrual syndrome

No

208

35.7

Yes

192

32.9

 History of illness in the last two weeks

No

430

73.8

Yes

153

26.2

Physical activity related characteristics

 Engaged in vigorous-intensity activity

No

361

61.9

Yes

222

38.1

 Engaged in moderate intensity activity

No

259

44.4

Yes

324

55.6

 walk or use a bicycle for at least 30 min continuously to get to and from school

No

307

52.7

Yes

276

47.3

 Engaged in vigorous intensity sports

No

480

82.3

Yes

103

17.7

 Engaged in moderate-intensity sports

No

529

90.7

Yes

54

9.3