Prevalence of Dysmenorrhea and Menstrual Bleeding in Relation to Packed Cell Volume among Female Students of Bingham University
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL INVENTION JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (IIJMMS) - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Menstruation is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue through the vagina. It is a natural phenomenon that indicates a woman’s sexual health. Its disorders affect 40-95% of menstruating women. This study aims at determining the prevalence of dysmenorrhea among female students of Bingham University, Nigeria, and to compare premenstrual and postmenstrual hematocrit in adult females. A cross-sectional study was used to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea among the students, while for the comparison of haematocrit, a random selection of normal healthy women was made. A total of 282 women consented to participate in the research. 35 participants were included in the second part of the study. A detailed multiple choice questionnaire was used to elicit the various responses. The Packed Cell Volume (PCV) of dysmenorrhic and eumenorrhic premenopausal females was collected from each participant 48 hours prior to menstruation and three days following the end of menstruation. The results indicate that dysmenorrhea is common among the students, and the prevalence is 78%. The study also observed that the mean value of haematocrit measured during the premenstrual period was significantly higher than that observed in the postmenstrual period for dysmenorrhic participants (p< 0.05). Similarly, the mean difference in haematocrit was higher in the eumenorrhic participants compared to the dysmenorrhic ones (p< 0.05). Dysmenorrhea is a common problem among female population of Bingham University and it adversely affects their performance. Both eumenorrhic and dysmenorrhic women experience cyclic variation in haematocrit and the effect of estrogen rather than menstrual blood loss is the most likely cause.
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Samuel Adinoyi Seriki
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