Prevalence and associated factors of dysmenorrhea among secondary and preparatory school students in Debremarkos town, North-West Ethiopia

Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecologic disorders and a frequently observed cause of anxiety and discomfort among female adolescents. Its prevalence varies between 16% and 91% in women of reproductive age. Its population statistics are too scant in Ethiopia. This study was aimed to determ...

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Published in:BMC women's health 2018-04, Vol.18 (1), p.57-57, Article 57
Main Authors: Muluneh, Abebaw Abeje, Nigussie, Tewodros Seyuom, Gebreslasie, Kahsay Zenebe, Anteneh, Kiber Temesgen, Kassa, Zemenu Yohannes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Analysis
Child
Coitus
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dietary Sugars - administration & dosage
Dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea - epidemiology
Dysmenorrhea - genetics
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Exercise
Female
Humans
Menarche
Menorrhagia - epidemiology
Prevalence
Reproductive health
Risk Factors
Social aspects
Students - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women's health
Young Adult
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Summary:Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecologic disorders and a frequently observed cause of anxiety and discomfort among female adolescents. Its prevalence varies between 16% and 91% in women of reproductive age. Its population statistics are too scant in Ethiopia. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of dysmenorrhea among secondary and preparatory school students in Debremarkos town, 2016. Institutional based cross-sectional study was employed from Sept.26 to Oct.17, 2016 among secondary and preparatory school students in Debremarkos town. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 539 individuals selected by simple random sampling technique. Data were checked, coded and entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Univariate, bivariate and multivariable analysis were carried out. Binary logistic regression model was computed and P value
ISSN:1472-6874
1472-6874
DOI:10.1186/s12905-018-0552-x