Menstrual syndrome: severity, frequency and symptomatology in adolescent girls of Quetta, Pakistan
Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 0
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of menstrual characteristics, its frequency, age of menarche, symptomatology and factors associated with menstrual cycle. A total of 450respondentswere studied in 5 different government girls’ schools of Quetta, Pakistan. Data was collected by close-ended questionnaire. Analysis of data was carried out by statistical software SPSS version 20 and significant association between different variables was analyzed by chi-square test. Significant association was reported between food and nausea, amount of blood flow and weakness and vice versa. The study revealed that the mean duration of blood flow was 5-7 days. It has been analyzed that there is a statistically significant relationship between type of pain and amount of flow (p<0.05). Among the studied group respondents, about 88.89% respondents reported dysmenorrhea. The study concludes that dysmenorrhea was prevalent and no significant association was found between dysmenorrhea and regularity of menstruation. Majority of the girls avoid physical activities like sports and exercise.
Authors and Affiliations
Faiza Hameed Jan, Zil E Huma, Nabeela Tariq, Naheed Sajjad
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- DOI 10.18006/2016.4(2).128.132
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