Dysmenorrhea among Adolescent Girls

sanjay sukumar shinde, Shashikala G. Gadgimath, Julie Jadhav

Abstract


Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is one of the common gynecologic problems among female students. It
results in long resting period and regular school/college absenteeism among that age group.
Dysmenorrhea among college girl students may be associated with high stress level. Aims and
Objectives: To assess the incidence of dysmenorrhea among the college girls of Bangalore. Material
and Methods: A questionnaire containing anthropometric data and menstrual history along with the
participating students. Student’s t-test and chi-square test were used to compare and find association
between parameters. Result: Out of 171 students, 92 (53.8%) were suffering from dysmenorrheal with
dysmenorrhea than normal menstruation, it was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Conclusion: In
dysmenorrhea, there may be other influencing factors in menstrual function which have to be studied
further.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijchn.v4i2.2026

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