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Menstrual Characteristics of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seen at a Tertiary Institution in North Western Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: The burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) is high in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, and with improved care and survival, reproductive health issues, including menstruation, have become increasingly important and may impact on long-term health and social wellbeing. OBJECTIVES: Thi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8693743/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34893562 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_55_20 |
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author | Mohammed-Durosinlorun, Amina Bello-Manga, Halima Adze, Joel Ijei, Ifeoma P. Stephen, Bature |
author_facet | Mohammed-Durosinlorun, Amina Bello-Manga, Halima Adze, Joel Ijei, Ifeoma P. Stephen, Bature |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) is high in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, and with improved care and survival, reproductive health issues, including menstruation, have become increasingly important and may impact on long-term health and social wellbeing. OBJECTIVES: This study was carried out to characterize the menstrual characteristics of SCD patients. METHODOLOGY: Using a cross-sectional study design, a semi-structured questionnaire was administered and information collected on bio-demographic data, medical history of SCD, reproductive, and menstrual history. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty female patients participated in the study. The mean age was 24.9 years (standard deviation [SD] ± 8.8). The mean age at menarche was 15.6 years (SD ± 2.7) for those menstruating. Most respondents had regular menstrual cycles 120 (82%); normal menstrual cycle lengths 120 (81%) significantly associated with respondent's age (P < 0.05); normal duration of flow 140 (97%); light menstrual flow 104 (71%) significantly associated with body mass index BMI (P < 0.05). Overall, however, 114 (78%) had abnormal menses and 32 (22%) had normal menses. Eighty-one respondents (56%) experienced menstrual pain, which was severe in only 28 cases (35%). The presence of menstrual pain did not significantly affect the annual frequency of crisis (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: The mean age at menarche was high at 15.6 years. Most respondents had light menstrual flow and overall abnormal menstrual patterns. Menstrual pain was common but was not significantly associated with the frequency of crisis. |
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spelling | pubmed-86937432022-01-10 Menstrual Characteristics of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seen at a Tertiary Institution in North Western Nigeria Mohammed-Durosinlorun, Amina Bello-Manga, Halima Adze, Joel Ijei, Ifeoma P. Stephen, Bature Ann Afr Med Original Article INTRODUCTION: The burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) is high in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, and with improved care and survival, reproductive health issues, including menstruation, have become increasingly important and may impact on long-term health and social wellbeing. OBJECTIVES: This study was carried out to characterize the menstrual characteristics of SCD patients. METHODOLOGY: Using a cross-sectional study design, a semi-structured questionnaire was administered and information collected on bio-demographic data, medical history of SCD, reproductive, and menstrual history. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty female patients participated in the study. The mean age was 24.9 years (standard deviation [SD] ± 8.8). The mean age at menarche was 15.6 years (SD ± 2.7) for those menstruating. Most respondents had regular menstrual cycles 120 (82%); normal menstrual cycle lengths 120 (81%) significantly associated with respondent's age (P < 0.05); normal duration of flow 140 (97%); light menstrual flow 104 (71%) significantly associated with body mass index BMI (P < 0.05). Overall, however, 114 (78%) had abnormal menses and 32 (22%) had normal menses. Eighty-one respondents (56%) experienced menstrual pain, which was severe in only 28 cases (35%). The presence of menstrual pain did not significantly affect the annual frequency of crisis (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: The mean age at menarche was high at 15.6 years. Most respondents had light menstrual flow and overall abnormal menstrual patterns. Menstrual pain was common but was not significantly associated with the frequency of crisis. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021 2021-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8693743/ /pubmed/34893562 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_55_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Annals of African Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Mohammed-Durosinlorun, Amina Bello-Manga, Halima Adze, Joel Ijei, Ifeoma P. Stephen, Bature Menstrual Characteristics of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seen at a Tertiary Institution in North Western Nigeria |
title | Menstrual Characteristics of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seen at a Tertiary Institution in North Western Nigeria |
title_full | Menstrual Characteristics of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seen at a Tertiary Institution in North Western Nigeria |
title_fullStr | Menstrual Characteristics of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seen at a Tertiary Institution in North Western Nigeria |
title_full_unstemmed | Menstrual Characteristics of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seen at a Tertiary Institution in North Western Nigeria |
title_short | Menstrual Characteristics of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seen at a Tertiary Institution in North Western Nigeria |
title_sort | menstrual characteristics of sickle cell disease patients seen at a tertiary institution in north western nigeria |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8693743/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34893562 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_55_20 |
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