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Dysmenorrhea among female medical students in King Abdulaziz University: Prevalence, Predictors and outcome

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, predictors and outcome of dysmenorrhea among female medical students in King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 435 medical students at KAU, Jeddah selected through stratified random sample me...

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Autores principales: Ibrahim, Nahla Khamis, AlGhamdi, Manar Saleh, Al-Shaibani, Alanoud Nawaf, AlAmri, Fatima Ali, Alharbi, Huda Abdulrahman, Al-Jadani, Arwa Kheder, Alfaidi, Raghad Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Professional Medical Publications 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4744273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26870088
http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8752
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, predictors and outcome of dysmenorrhea among female medical students in King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 435 medical students at KAU, Jeddah selected through stratified random sample method. A pre-constructed, validated, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect personal and socio-demographic information. Data about menstrual history, stress, smoking were also collected. The severity of dysmenorrhea was scored by the “Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)”. Descriptive and analytical statistics were conducted. RESULTS: The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 60.9%. Logistic regression showed that heavy period was the first predictor of dysmenorrhea (aOR=1.94; 95% CI: 1.29- 2.91), followed by stress (aOR=1.90; 95% C.I.: 1.19-3.07). The prevalence of severe dysmenorrhea among the sufferers was 38.6%. Depressed mood was the commonest (80.8%) symptom accompanying dysmenorrhea. Regarding the outcome of dysmenorrhea, 67.5% of the sufferes reported emotional instability, while 28.3% reported absenteeism from the university. CONCLUSIONS: A high prevalence of dysmenorrhea was prevalent among medical students in King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Health promotion, screening programs, and stress management courses are recommended.