Prevalence of dysmenorrhea and its effect on quality of life among a group of female university students

Autor:	Elif Calik, Mustafa Tozun, Unal Ayranci, Alaettin Ünsal, Gul Arslan
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Adult medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Turkey Universities SF-36 Cross-sectional study Visual analogue scale female students Logistic regression Dysmenorrhea Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence medicine Humans Family history Gynecology Analysis of Variance business.industry General Medicine Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies quality of life Female Original Article Analysis of variance VAS business Demography
Zdroj:	Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN:	2000-1967 0300-9734
Popis:	The objective was to evaluate the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and determine its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among a group of female university students. This cross-sectional study was conducted between 15 March and 15 April 2009 at Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Health High School, Western Turkey. The study group included 623 female students. The severity of dysmenorrhea was determined with a 10-point visual analog scale. The Short Form-36 (SF-36) form was used to determinate HRQoL. Chi-square test, Student's t test, and logistic regression and variance analyses (ANOVA) were used for statistical analyses. The average age of the study group was 20.8 ± 1.8 years (range 1730). Prevalence of dysmenorrhea was found to be 72.7% and was significantly higher in coffee consumers, females with menstrual bleeding duration ?7 days, and those who had a positive family history of dysmenorrhea when compared to the others (P
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