Associated Factors and Outcomes of Dysmenorrhea Among Female Nursing Students at King Abdulaziz University

Alghamdi, Fawziya

doi:10.11648/j.ajns.20190801.13

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“…This can be attributed due to the heavy burden of patients care, need for continuous monitoring to the patient's condition, assignment need to be up to date, language challenge, and medical terminology. This is in line with Alghamdi, et al 2019 who stated that the mean source of stress for the nursing students was due to their academic load, due to the variety of materials, assignments, or subjects needed from them 17 . Our findings also consistent with the study completed by Al-Gamal, Alhosain, and Alsunaye (2018) who stated that the most common stressors were stress from the instructors and nursing staff, course' requirements and patient care 18 .…”

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Learning Environment Stressors and Coping Styles among Nursing Students

Abdelhafez¹,

Elcokany²,

Ghaly³

et al. 2021

IJONE

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Stress is non-ended problem associated with learning. Coping styles are the only approaches that help students to overcome the stress and enhance the educational success. The study aimed to identify stress are as and coping styles of nursing students. A descriptive research design was used. 118 nursing students were asked to fill out the questionnaire. The highly learning environment stressors were coming from assignments and workload (12.14+4.19) and taking care of patients (10.14+4.19). The highly used coping styles were religion (3.28 + 1.0), Acceptance (3.06 + 0.89) and active coping (2.92 + 0.68).. It can be concluded that the clinical workload found in the courses is the common stressor for last year students.

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Learning Environment Stressors and Coping Styles among Nursing Students

Abdelhafez¹,

Elcokany²,

Ghaly³

et al. 2021

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“… 7 , 9 , 29 , 34 This could be probably due to physiologically anxiety or stress causes impair in the development of follicle that reduces release of progesterone and increase production of prostaglandin and cause pain. 35 , 36 …”

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Prevalence of Dysmenorrhea and Associated Factors Among Haramaya University Students, Eastern Ethiopia

Mesele¹,

Dheresa²,

Oljira³

et al. 2022

IJWH

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Purpose Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological problem among adolescents and a common cause of school absenteeism. Previously, there was no study conducted on prevalence of dysmenorrhea and associated factors among university students in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess prevalence and associated factors of dysmenorrhea among Haramaya university undergraduate regular students in Eastern Ethiopia. Materials and Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from February to March 2020. A multistage random sampling technique was applied and a total of 569 participants were included into the study. The total sample size was proportionally allocated based on the total number of students in each departments, and simple random sampling technique was employed to select participants. The data were entered to EPI‑info version 3.5.4 and then exported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 23.0 software for analysis. The associations between independent variables and outcome variable were explored using bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models. The results of these analysis were reported as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. Results The prevalence of dysmenorrhea in this study was 356 (64.7%) 95% CI [60.7%, 68.7%]. Premenstrual syndrome (AOR = 5.20:95% CI [2.82, 9.61]), early menarche (AOR = 4.67:95% CI [2.33, 9.37]), history of anxiety (AOR = 4.08:95% CI [2.31, 7.19]), taking of ≥4 glass of tea per day (AOR = 5.69:95% CI [1.49, 21.77]), usually eating fat and oil (AOR = 2.03:95% CI [1.15, 3.59]) and usual use of meat food (AOR = 3.61:95% CI [2.03, 6.39]) were positively and independently associated with the occurrence of dysmenorrhea. Conclusion Dysmenorrhea was a common problem among Haramaya University female students. History of anxiety, early menarche, premenstrual syndrome, tea consumption, usual use of fat and oil containing food and usual use of meat food were significantly associated to dysmenorrhea. We recommend Haramaya University to provide accessible and appropriate medical treatment and counseling service for dysmenorrhea affected students.

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“…Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecological conditions that affect young women and has a grave impact on their education, social activities, and quality of life [ 1 , 2 ]. Dysmenorrhea accounts for an estimated 140 million missed work or school days each year.…”

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Prevalence, Management, and Impact of Dysmenorrhea on the Lives of Nurse and Midwife Trainees in Northern Ghana

Wuni,

Abena Nyarko,

Mohammed Ibrahim

et al. 2023

Obstetrics and Gynecology International

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Background. Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological problem affecting the majority of female students in the nursing profession today. They often experience severe pain that is not only incapacitating but also has a significant impact on their day-to-day college life, academic, and clinical performance. Aim. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence, management, and impact of dysmenorrhea on the lives of nurse and midwife trainees in northern Ghana. Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach to data collection was employed to collect data from nurse and midwife trainees in three colleges of nursing and/or midwifery in the northern region of Ghana. A proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to recruit 303 respondents for the study. After gaining permission from various institutions, data were collected by using a structured questionnaire from 13th September to 28th October, 2022. Stata (special edition) for Windows version 17.0 was used for the statistical analyses. Results. The study revealed a high prevalence of dysmenorrhea among female nursing students (66.7% and 95% CI: 0.611–0.720). More than half of the respondents (67.3%) experienced loss of appetite for food. The most common site of most intense pain was the pelvis and lower abdomen (98.0%). A greater proportion of students (65.8%) used antispastic drugs to reduce pain. The respondents’ concentration in the classroom was greatly affected (77.2%) as well as normal physical activities (58.4%). A multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that the odds of dysmenorrhea are 2.67 times higher when the duration of menstruation is 4-5 days (AOR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.13–6.28, and p = 0.024) than a duration of 1–3 days. Having urinary tract infections was associated with 3.56 times higher odds of dysmenorrhea (AOR = 3.56, 95% CI = 0.98–12.86, and p = 0.053). Again, the odds of dysmenorrhea were also four times higher among respondents with a family history of the same condition (AOR = 4.05, 95% CI = 2.16–7.61, and p = 0.001). Conclusion. The current study revealed a high prevalence of dysmenorrhea among nurse and midwife trainees in the northern part of Ghana. The majority of the respondent experienced loss of appetite and intense pain in the pelvis and lower abdomen, and their concentration during lectures was also significantly affected. The most predominant nonpharmacological method used for reducing the pain was sleep and the application of warm objects on the abdomen.

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Associated Factors and Outcomes of Dysmenorrhea Among Female Nursing Students at King Abdulaziz University

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

Learning Environment Stressors and Coping Styles among Nursing Students

Learning Environment Stressors and Coping Styles among Nursing Students

Prevalence of Dysmenorrhea and Associated Factors Among Haramaya University Students, Eastern Ethiopia

Prevalence, Management, and Impact of Dysmenorrhea on the Lives of Nurse and Midwife Trainees in Northern Ghana

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