Dysmenorrhea among Adolescent Girls: Efficacy of Psycho-social Intervention and Implication for Social Work Practice

Abstract

This study attempts to identify the prevalence, symptoms, and associated problems of dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls; it has also assessed the efficacy of psychosocial interventions. In the first phase, an assessment of 211 adolescent girls was carried out, and in the next phase psycho-social intervention was imparted to 32 respondents and the efficacy was assessed. Results show that age of menarche was 13±1.14 years, duration of the menstrual cycle was 30.29±5.91 days, and 51 percent reported moderate abdominal pain during menstruation. The study found a statistically significant difference between pre assessment, and after one month and six months of intervention in physical symptoms and abdominal pain (p< 0.05). DOI: 10.32444/IJSW.2021.82.1.43-68 Authors: Manjula is a M.Phil. Scholar; Jisna Varghese is an independent practitioner; and Lakshmana, G. is Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Central University of Karnataka.