Table 3 Analysis of menstrual habits of female college students.
Category | Classify | Majoring in medicine n (%) | Majoring in non-medicine n (%) | Total n (%) | x2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whether to keep warm during menstruation | Yes | 288 (83.2) | 200 (71.7) | 488 (78.1) | 12.044 | < 0.01 |
No | 58 (16.8) | 79 (28.3) | 137 (21.9) | |||
Frequency of using cold water for washing during menstruation | often | 77 (22.3) | 36 (12.9) | 113 (18.1) | 18.661 | < 0.01 |
Sometimes | 189 (54.6) | 139 (52.5) | 328 (52.5) | |||
Never | 80 (23.1) | 104 (37.3) | 184 (29.4) | |||
Frequency of eating ice cream and drinking chilled water during menstruation | often | 23 (6.6) | 20 (7.2) | 43 (6.9) | 8.638 | 0.13 |
Sometimes | 206 (59.5) | 134 (48.0) | 340 (54.4) | |||
Never | 117 (33.8) | 125 (44.8) | 242 (38.7) |
