PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BMI IN GIRLS (AGED 18-25 YEARS) OF RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD

Madiha Ghazanfar, Wardah Shahzad Rashid, Laiba Rafique, Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, Zahra Batool, Sabuha Saleem, Amna Rehman, Madiha Iftikhar, Amna Hameed, Maham Khalid, Nafeesa Mehmood
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Background: Dysmenorrhea can be defined as painful uterine cramps that occur along with menses that affects about a fraction of menstruating women worldwide. Dysmenorrhea usually starts during or right after menarche. Dysmenorrhea can be divided into either; Primary (pain without cause/reason) or Secondary dysmenorrhea (pelvic pain with a cause/disease), both of them are involved in painful menstrual cramps. In addition to this, symptoms such as nausea, headache, irritability and absenteeism from work and education are often reported. Objectives: This research was conducted with an aim to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and to find a relation between BMI and Primary Dysmenorrhea among girls. Methodology: An observational, cross-sectional study with 351 female participants in total was performed through convenience sampling in Islamabad/Rawalpindi with a specifically designed questionnaire with slight modifications from November 2022 to January 2023. Statistics were applied using the IBM SPSS version 26.0. Results: Our research revealed a significant (p = 0.039) association between BMI and the occurrence of Primary Dysmenorrhea. Through statistical comparisons, it was found that mild and severe dysmenorrhea symptoms were more prevalent among study participants who were underweight and those who were obese. The p-values for these comparisons were 0.000 and 0.028, respectively, indicating that underweight subjects are more likely to experience dysmenorrhea. Conclusion: Results show that the incidence of dysmenorrhea is higher in girls of age 18-25 years because of the abnormal Body Mass Index (BMI), which indicates that greater number of population have poor nutritional status and inadequate dietary habits.
拉瓦尔品第/伊斯兰堡18-25岁女孩原发性痛经患病率及其与bmi的关系
背景:痛经可以定义为伴随月经而发生的疼痛性子宫痉挛,全世界约有一小部分经期妇女受到影响。痛经通常在月经初潮期间或之后开始。痛经可分为两种;原发性痛经(无原因的疼痛)或继发性痛经(有原因的盆腔疼痛),两者都与痛经有关。除此之外,还经常出现恶心、头痛、易怒、旷工和旷课等症状。目的:本研究旨在确定女孩痛经的患病率,并寻找BMI与原发性痛经之间的关系。方法:从2022年11月至2023年1月,通过方便抽样,在伊斯兰堡/拉瓦尔品第进行了一项观察性横断面研究,共有351名女性参与者,使用专门设计的问卷进行了轻微修改。统计学采用IBM SPSS 26.0版本。结果:我们的研究显示BMI与原发性痛经的发生有显著的相关性(p = 0.039)。通过统计比较发现,轻痛经和重度痛经症状在体重过轻和肥胖的研究对象中更为普遍。这些比较的p值分别为0.000和0.028,表明体重过轻的受试者更有可能经历痛经。结论:结果显示18-25岁女生痛经发生率较高,主要是由于身体质量指数(BMI)异常,说明更多的人群营养状况不佳,饮食习惯不合理。
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