Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in high school girls in Mukalla city, Yemen
العناوين الأخرى
معدل انتشار عسرة الطمث الابتدائية في طالبات المرحلة الثانوية في مدينة المكلا في اليمن
المؤلفون المشاركون
Mustafa, Sayyid Ahmad
al-Saqqaf, Mahir Khalid
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 30، العدد 3 (30 سبتمبر/أيلول 2006)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2006-09-30
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الموضوعات
الملخص EN
Objective: To describe the prevalence, determinants and effects of dysmenorrhea in high school girls, the most common reported menstrual complaint at this age (Dysmenorrhea has not previously been described among high school girls in Mukalla).
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting: Catchments area from two secondary schools for girls in Mukalla (Al-Mina secondary school and Fowah secondary school).
Population: Five hundred and forty unmarried post menarcheal girls were involved in this study.
Methods: Eligible participants were asked standardized questions regarding pain during menstruation, complaints, severity and its impact on their school activities.
Data analysis: data entery and analysis way done by using SPSS software computer program.
Results: Out of540 girls, 332 girls (61.5 %) had dysmenorrhea Out of the 540 girls it was severe enough to prevent the girls from going to schools in 151 girls (28%), while the other 181 girls (33.5%) they can still go to school (moderate dysmenorrhea).
The prevalence of painful menstruation was highest among girls with early onset of menarche (9-11 years), while the severity of pain was highest among girls with late onset of menarche (15-17 years).
Only 42.2% of them used drugs for their pains.
The most frequent associated symptom w as fatigue.
Conclusions: Dysmenorrhea is an important common gynaecological complaint among high school girls and has a remarkable impact on their daily activity and study.
Recommendation: Health education about dysmenorrhea is important and the different types of treatment and its efficacy in alleviating the symptoms and improving the life style of the high schools girls, is also recommended.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
al-Saqqaf, Mahir Khalid& Mustafa, Sayyid Ahmad. 2006. Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in high school girls in Mukalla city, Yemen. Assiut Medical Journal،Vol. 30, no. 3, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-35100
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
al-Saqqaf, Mahir Khalid& Mustafa, Sayyid Ahmad. Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in high school girls in Mukalla city, Yemen. Assiut Medical Journal Vol. 30, no. 3 (Sep. 2006), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-35100
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
al-Saqqaf, Mahir Khalid& Mustafa, Sayyid Ahmad. Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in high school girls in Mukalla city, Yemen. Assiut Medical Journal. 2006. Vol. 30, no. 3, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-35100
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 6-7
رقم السجل
BIM-35100
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