Prevalence and predictors of dysmenorrhea among a population of adolescent’s schoolgirls (Morocco)

Lghoul, Siham; Loukid, Mohamed; Hilali, Mohamed Kamal

doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.05.022

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“…But all these had insignificance associations with dysmenorrhea. These findings of our study matched another study's results which shows the significance of our study [28][29][30]. Finally, another study conducted on early treatment of dysmenorrhea includes but no limitation to use heating pad [31] which matched our study findings (12%).…”

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Prevalence and Predictors of Dysmenorrhea, its Effects and Coping Mechanism among Adolescent

Jawad¹,

Ali²,

Khail³

et al. 2021

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Background and Aim: Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecological disorders in the world. The current study aims to know the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and its management practices among adolescent girls. The study also aim to assess predictors of dysmenorrhea treatment options. Materials and Methods: This institutional-based cross-sectional study was carried out at Obstetrics & Gynaecology department of Mardan Women Hospital, Sheikh Maltoon Town Mardan and Jinnah International Hospital, Abbottabad from June 2020 to November 2020. Pretested self-administrated and a semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection from volunteer adolescent girls to take part in this study. The outcome and exposure variables association was evaluated through a multi regression model and chi-square test. Dysmenorrhea risk was reported by taking the odds ratio at a confidence interval of 95%. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis and statistical significance was considered at p<0.05. Results: Of the total 680 questionnaires, 601 (88.4%) were completed. The response rate and dysmenorrhea prevalence were 88.4% and 53.3% respectively. The mean age of the adolescents was 16.3 ± 1.92. While mean age for Menarche was 12.41 ± 1.62. A significant difference (t= 5.78, p< 0.001) between dysmenorrhea and non-dysmenorrhea age girls was (16.81 ±1.98) and (12.56 ± 1.65) respectively. The common symptom of waist pain among participants was (345, 57.4%). The prevalence of participants taking Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs for menstrual symptoms was 191 (31.8%). Dysmenorrhea’s severity and age were the two significant predictors for the prospect of taking a dysmenorrhea pharmacological agent. Conclusion: Our study concluded that a higher prevalence of dysmenorrhea was observed among adolescents compared to Menarche which adversely affects the routine major activities. A significant association between self-reported dysmenorrhea and the abnormal menstrual cycle was found. Adolescents must be educated early on about the safety and efficacy of various dysmenorrhea management options. Keywords: Dysmenorrhea, Adolescence, Menarche

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Prevalence and Predictors of Dysmenorrhea, its Effects and Coping Mechanism among Adolescent

Jawad¹,

Ali²,

Khail³

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“…Based on the menstrual cycle, all adolescents in this study had a normal cycle of 21-35 days, none of them have long or short cycles. This result is supported by research in Maroco adolescents showed 78.2% of adolescents studied reported experiencing a normal menstrual cycle between 21-35 days (Lghoul, Loukid and Hilali, 2020). All adolescents in this study have menstruation duration ≤ 7 days, no one has a duration of > 7 days.…”

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“…According Gagua et. al (2013) the incidence of dysmenorrhea is between 20-90% in adolescent girls (Lghoul, Loukid and Hilali, 2020). Some adolescents who experience this discomfort cannot even carry out activities as usual.…”

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Warm compresses to decrease dysmenorrhea among adolescents

Nurafifah

Mauliyah

Impartina

2020

J. Heal. Technol. Assess. Midwifery

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Dysmenorrhea is one of discomfort experienced by adolescent during menstruation. A Survey of 10 young women at University of Muhammadiyah Lamongan found 90% had dysmenorrhea. To reduce pain, they take pain relievers. However, the use of drugs can cause side effects, especially if long-term use can lead to addiction or dependence. Research design using Quasy Eksperiment (pretest-posttest). The study was conducted on adolescents who are experiencing dysmenorrhea. They were divided into two groups namely control and treament groups. The study began by assessing pain levels in both groups. The treatment group was given warm compresses but the control group was not given any treatment, after that reassess the level of pain. The study analyzes changes in pain levels and compares pain change in the two groups. The results showed that in the control group most of the adolescents did not experience pain changes during dysmenorrhea (86.7%), whereas in the treatment group most of the adolescents experienced a decrease in pain (93.3%). Data analysis using the Mann Whitney test showed p=0.000 where p0.05 so it can be concluded that there are differences in dysmenorrhea before and after treatment between the warm compress group and the control group. The results of this study are expected to be used as consideration in developing plans to reduce discomfort in the form of menstrual pain in a non-pharmacological manner.

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“…(8,9) Menstruation related problems like pain during menstruation, increased bleeding also leads to school absenteeism. (10,11) An Ethiopian study observed that more than half of the adolescent girls reported to be absent from school. (12) A Bangladeshi study reported that 41% of the girls had school absenteeism.…”

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School absenteeism during menstruation among adolescent girls in resettlement colonies of Delhi: a community-based cross-sectional study

Garg

Singh

Marimuthu

et al. 2021

Indian J Community Health

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Background: School absenteeism during menstruation and its related effects are preventable through identification of factors associated with it and implementation of region specific appropriate public health measures. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of school absenteeism during menstruation and its associated factors among adolescent girls residing in the resettlement colonies of Delhi. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the urban resettlement colonies of Delhi during 2019 in which 712 school going adolescent girls were interviewed. The details about school absenteeism, its perceived reasons, various socio-demographic details, menstrual hygiene practices were assessed using pretested semi structured questionnaire. The data were entered in MS Excel and analysed using STATA statistical software version 14. Results: The prevalence of school absenteeism during menstruation among adolescent girls of resettlement colony was 43.1%(95% CI:39.5 – 46.7). Out of 307 girls who had school absenteeism, 285(92.8%) had missed for 1-3days. The most common self-reported reasons for school absenteeism during menstruation were pain during menstruation (75.6%) followed by staining of cloths(43.6%) and uncomfortable feeling(39.4%). Studying in government school (PR=1.4, 95% CI:1.1-2.0), suffering from menstruation-related problems(aPR=1.9, 95% CI:1.5-2.4) and pads being provided from schools(PR=1.3, 95% CI:1.1-1.7) were significantly associated with school absenteeism. Conclusions: Almost half of the adolescent girls in resettlement colonies had school absenteeism. The characteristics like government school, pads being provided from school, menstruation related problems like weakness, irritation, perceived weight gain and breast pain was significantly associated with school absenteeism. The factors associated with school absenteeism needs to be addressed with appropriate public health interventions.

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Prevalence and predictors of dysmenorrhea among a population of adolescent’s schoolgirls (Morocco)

Cited by 18 publications

References 28 publications

Prevalence and Predictors of Dysmenorrhea, its Effects and Coping Mechanism among Adolescent

Prevalence and Predictors of Dysmenorrhea, its Effects and Coping Mechanism among Adolescent

Warm compresses to decrease dysmenorrhea among adolescents

School absenteeism during menstruation among adolescent girls in resettlement colonies of Delhi: a community-based cross-sectional study

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