Menstrual Disorders and Self-Management among Secondary School Students in Abha City
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Menstrual dysfunction occurs in approximately 75% of adolescent girls, and may affect the life of adolescent and young adult women. Objectives: To assess the normal menstrual pattern and prevalence of menstrual disorder, find out the types of menstrual disorders, identify the self-management of menstrual disorders and correlate the history of menstrual cycle with pattern of menstrual disorders and other selected background variables among secondary school students. Subjects and Methods: A cross sectional study was implemented among a representative sample of female secondary students in Abha city. Three schools were chosen from the 30 schools in Abha by Lottery method, and then from these schools, all 2nd and 3rd level students were recruited for the study. The Menstrual Disorder of Teenagers Questionnaire was used. The questionnaire has five parts which included, information about usual periods, associated symptoms with menstruation during previous 12 months, effect of the periods affect on lifestyle, habits with the period and family history. Results: The study included 228 female students. Slightly less than half of them (47.4%) aged between 17 and 18 years whereas 13.1% of them aged over 18 years. The age of menarche ranged between 13 and 16 years among more than half of them (54.4%) while it ranged between 9 and 12 years among 40.4% of them with a mean of 13.8±1.2 years. Regular menses were reported by 50.9% of the girls. A cycle length ranging from 21 to 35 days for 94.8%. Heavy bleeding was reported by 38.6% of the girls. Students with age of menarche less than 9 years or more than 16 years had menses irregularity rate more than those with age of menarche ranged between 9 and 16 years. Students who never practices physical activities had higher significant rate of menses irregularity and painful cycles. Dysmenorrheal cycles were reported by most students (75.4%). Conclusion: Menstrual disorders such as irregular cycles, dysmenorrhea and heavy bleeding with blood clots are relatively common problems among secondary school students in Abha.
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Samah H. Al-Rehaili, Sara H. Al-Rehaili
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.5.021
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