Primary dysmenorrhea magnitude, associated risk factors, and its effect on academic performance: evidence from female university students in Ethiopia.
Primary dysmenorrhea magnitude, associated risk factors, and its effect on academic performance: evidence from female university students in Ethiopia. Hailemeskel S, Demissie A, Assefa N PMID: 27695366 Primary dysmenorrhoea is the most common gynecological condition for adolescent women and is the leading cause of adolescent women falling into work or school. The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk factors associated with the prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea and to understand the impact of primary dysmenorrhea. This study is an analysis of 440 students. Of the 440 students, 368 and 85.4% of the students complained of primary dysmenorrhea, 123 of them, 28.5% of mild pain, 164 of them, 38.1% of moderate pain, 81 of them, severe of 18.8% The patient complained of primary dysmenorrhea. Of the students appealing for dysmenorrhoea, 88.3% said that dysmenorrhea had a negative impact on their academic performance, with 80% of them having absences and 66.8% of th...