A Community Based Study on Menstrual Disorders Among the Rural Women of Reproductive Age

Durai, Vanitha; Edward, Shanthi; Varadharajan, Suresh; Rani, Muthuthandavan Anita

doi:10.15296/ijwhr.2017.46

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“…The respondent QOL is found to be disrupted from the aspects of physical, psychological, social relationships, and the environment domain in this study which was also similar to previous finding (29), which has identified that menstrual disorders have a direct negative effect on the QOL. Based on the recent finding, the most substantial impact was on the environment domain, which reflects on physical safety and security, home environment, financial, health and social care, and transportation aspects.…”

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Self-Esteem and Quality Of Life among Women with the Menstrual Disorder at a Public Hospital

Lias¹,

Hashim²,

Majid³

et al. 2022

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Introduction: The regularity of menstrual cycles is considered an important indicator of women’s reproductive health. Menstrual disorders such as dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, and irregular cycles are common among women in reproductive age groups. They are responsible for physical, behavioural, and emotional changes around the menstruation period, leading to changes of normal routine. This study aimed to determine different types of menstrual irregularity, demographic association, self-esteem, and quality of life of women experiencing menstrual disorders at reproductive age. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the adopted Rosenberg Self-Esteem Score (RSES) and World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire among 253 women aged 18 to 49 who attended the Gynaecology Clinic at a public hospital in Klang Valley. Results: Dysmenorrhea was observed in 224 (88.5%) women. The majority of the respondent have a normal self-esteem level based on RSES score. The respondent’s quality of life (QOL) score was average between 58 to 62%. Finding revealed a direct linear relationship between self-esteem and quality of life among respondents (p<0.001). According to the domain QOL, positive association for QOL was found with age, educational level, marital status, and body mass index (p<0.005), respectively with physical, social relationship and environment domain. Conclusion: There is a need for the Ministry of Health to evaluate current practice for improving women’s reproductive health through menstruation-efficient interventions, to prevent the negative impact on self-esteem and quality of life. Future research should explore in-depth women’s perceptions to understand better how menstrual problems affect their self-esteem and quality of life.

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confidence: 89%

Self-Esteem and Quality Of Life among Women with the Menstrual Disorder at a Public Hospital

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Majid³

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“…Similar results were reported in studies conducted by Kulshrestha et al and Vanitha et at in the Indian girls. 6 Heavy menstrual bleeding puts the girls at the risk of anemia and affects the quality of life adversely. We observed heavy menstrual bleeding in 6.67% of the adolescent girls.…”

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Determination of the prevalence and pattern of menstrual disorders in college going adolescent girls in rural Haryana

Verma

Banashree

Jayathi

2021

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: Adolescence is the transitional period from puberty to adulthood, causing rapid physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes. Any deviation of normal menstrual pattern is one of the reasons of severe stress and academic losses on many. The aim of the study was to determine prevalence and pattern of menstrual disorders in college going adolescent girls.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a medical college of Gurugram district of Haryana, North India. A semi-structured, pretested questionnaire was used to ask about the characteristics of girl’s menstruation: age of menarche; regularity/irregularity of menstruation, interval and duration; presence of amenorrhoea; amount of blood loss; degree of pain during menstruation; activity during menstruation and BMI.Results: All the girls were in the age group 17 to 19 years i.e.; in the late adolescent period with the mean age of 18.2±0.7 3 years. 81.66% girls attained menarche between 12 to 14 years of age. 3.66% girls attained early menarche and 0.33% girls attained menarche late. 19 had scanty menstrual bleeding and 7 suffered from secondary amenorrhea. 27 girls suffered from heavy menstrual bleeding. 78.3% adolescent girls had various degrees of dysmenorrhea with 8.66% had severe dysmenorrhea. 17.66% girls had high BMI and 11% girls for underweight.Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of menstrual disorders among adolescent girls which affects their social and academic lives. Thus, more attention should be paid to identify and treat these menstrual morbidities.

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“…Prevalence of irregularities in Mysore, South India was about 11.9% and dysmenorrhea was around 78.2% (Omidvar & Begum, 2011). In Tamil Nadu, it was seen that almost 44.8% of females of reproductive age in a rural area had at least one menstrual disorder, dysmenorrhea with a prevalence of 22.7% and oligomenorrhea with a prevalence of 12.1% being the most common among them (Vanitha et al, 2017). In Kerala, 74% of the adolescent girls had dysmenorrhea including abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea, 24% of the population had menstrual irregularities with only 4% having menorrhagia (Varghese et al, 2019).…”

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Menstrual irregularities: understanding the role of influential factors

Monga¹,

Gokhale²

2023

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Menstrual irregularities are very common in young females nowadays. Menstrual irregularities can include an array of conditions like amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, menorrhagia and metrorrhagia. They have a prevalence rate of as high as 85% and hence should be considered a growing public health concern in India. These irregularities have been linked to increased chances of developing chronic diseases like type-2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, migraines, breast cancer etc. leading to a compromised quality of life in the future. Factors like exercise, anthropometry, diet quality, mental health, sleep, circadian rhythm, PCOS or any underlying conditions and gut microbiome have been suspected to play substantial roles in maintaining and regulating the menstrual regularity of a female. Female athletes commonly face amenorrhea because of high energy restriction and long training exercise sessions. Body fat percentage and diet directly affect the circulating sex hormones in the body which causes alterations in the menstrual pattern. A poor mental health hampers the hormone homeostasis affecting the menstrual health with it. PCOS is a known disorder that causes irregularities and the relationship of gut health and irregularities has also been explored. Hence, adhering to a routine and following a healthy lifestyle including consumption of balanced food, routinely exercise, adequate and good quality sleep, a stable mental health and a diverse gut microbiome can be one of the ways to treat or cure these irregularities. This review paper highlights most of the plausible factors that can affect or hamper menstrual irregularities in a female and how changing them can help and improve the condition.

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A Community Based Study on Menstrual Disorders Among the Rural Women of Reproductive Age

Cited by 9 publications

References 7 publications

Self-Esteem and Quality Of Life among Women with the Menstrual Disorder at a Public Hospital

Self-Esteem and Quality Of Life among Women with the Menstrual Disorder at a Public Hospital

Determination of the prevalence and pattern of menstrual disorders in college going adolescent girls in rural Haryana

Menstrual irregularities: understanding the role of influential factors

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