Dysmenorrhea among high-school students and its associated factors in Kuwait
| العنوان: | Dysmenorrhea among high-school students and its associated factors in Kuwait |
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| المؤلفون: | Dana Al-Basri, Fatima Abdulaziz, Hessah A Almutairi, Sharefah Al-Matouq, Abdullah Al-Taiar, Mona Al-Enzi, Ohood Almutairi |
| المصدر: | BMC Pediatrics BMC Pediatrics, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019) |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adolescent, education, Logistic regression, School girls, Coffee, Interviews as Topic, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Menstrual period, 0302 clinical medicine, Dysmenorrhea, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, 030225 pediatrics, Secondary dysmenorrhea, Prevalence, Humans, Medicine, Menstrual pain, 030212 general & internal medicine, Students, Menstrual Cycle, Menarche, business.industry, Potential risk, lcsh:RJ1-570, lcsh:Pediatrics, Cross-Sectional Studies, Kuwait, Socioeconomic Factors, Multivariate Analysis, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Female, business, Research Article, Demography |
| الوصف: | Background Although dysmenorrhea is not a life-threatening condition, it can cause a substantial burden on individuals and communities. There is no data on the prevalence of dysmenorrhea in Kuwait. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of dysmenorrhea among female public high-school students in Kuwait and investigate factors associated with dysmenorrhea. Methods A cross-sectional study using multistage cluster sampling with probability proportional to size method was conducted on 763 twelfth grade female public high-school students (aged 16–21 years). We used face-to-face interview with a structured questionnaire to collect data on dysmenorrhea and presumed risk factors. Weight and height of the students were measured using appropriate weight and height scales in a standardized manner. The association between dysmenorrhea and potential risk factors was assessed using multiple logistic regression. Results The one-year prevalence of dysmenorrhea was found to be 85.6% (95%CI: 83.1–88.1%). Of the participants with dysmenorrhea, 26% visited a public or a private clinic for their pain and 4.1% were hospitalized for their menstrual pain. Furthermore, 58.2% of students with dysmenorrhea missed at least one school day and 13.9% missed at least one exam. Age of menarche (p-value = 0.005), regularity and flow of the menstrual period (p-value = 0.025, p-value = 0.009; respectively), and drinking coffee (p-value = 0.004) were significantly associated with dysmenorrhea in multivariable analysis. Conclusion Dysmenorrhea seems to be highly prevalent among female high-school students in Kuwait, resembling that of high-income countries. Because of the scale of the problem, utilizing school nurses to reassure and manage students with primary dysmenorrhea and referring suspected cases of secondary dysmenorrhea is recommended. |
| تدمد: | 1471-2431 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12887-019-1442-6 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a039ed0d6562e1de098d180a6a1883c1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1442-6 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....a039ed0d6562e1de098d180a6a1883c1 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14712431 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12887-019-1442-6 |