Dysmenorrhea and its impact on daily activities among secondary school students in Basra, Iraq
المؤلفون المشاركون
al-Asadi, Jasim Naim
Abd al-Qadir, Rasha A.
المصدر
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
العدد
المجلد 55، العدد 4 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2013)، ص ص. 339-344، 6ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2013-12-31
دولة النشر
العراق
عدد الصفحات
6
التخصصات الرئيسية
الموضوعات
الملخص EN
Background : Most adolescent girls experience some degree of dysmenorrhea, which can impact on their daily activities.
It is responsible for school absenteeism or interruption of social activities.
Therefore, investigating dysmenorrhea among secondary school students is important to provide caregivers with data necessary for interventions Objectives: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of dysmenorrhea among secondary school students in Basra, Iraq and to study its impact on their daily activities.
Materials & methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from Jan.
2011 to May 2011 among 350 secondary school students using a semi-structured questionnaire.
Results: Out of 350 participants (aged 15-20 years), 313(89.4%) had dysmennorhea.
Dysmenorrhea was mild in 12.8 % of students, moderate in 54.3 % and severe in 32.9 %.
Menstrual irregularity, and a family history of dysmenorrhea were important risk factors for dysmenorrhea (p < 0.05).
Of dysmenorrheic students, 79.9 % reported that it limited their daily activities.
Activities affected by dysmenorrhea included; class concentration (53.4 %), homework (48.6 %), school attendance (33.9 %), socialization (24.3%).
The most common associated symptoms were fatigue (55.9%), mood change (37.4%), dizziness (35.5 %) and loss of appetite (34.8 %).
Of those who experienced dysmenorrhea, 13.7 % consulted a physician, and 56.3 % practiced self-medication.
Conclusions : The prevalence of dysmenorrhea among secondary school students in Basra was high, and it may be severe enough to affect their daily activities.
It is necessary to improve the therapeutic options to relieve pain and to reduce the impact of dysmenorrhea on social and school activities.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
al-Asadi, Jasim Naim& Abd al-Qadir, Rasha A.. 2013. Dysmenorrhea and its impact on daily activities among secondary school students in Basra, Iraq. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 55, no. 4, pp.339-344.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-380394
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
al-Asadi, Jasim Naim& Abd al-Qadir, Rasha A.. Dysmenorrhea and its impact on daily activities among secondary school students in Basra, Iraq. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 55, no. 4 (2013), pp.339-344.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-380394
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
al-Asadi, Jasim Naim& Abd al-Qadir, Rasha A.. Dysmenorrhea and its impact on daily activities among secondary school students in Basra, Iraq. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2013. Vol. 55, no. 4, pp.339-344.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-380394
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 343-344
رقم السجل
BIM-380394
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
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