Dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in Selangor, Malaysia
The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhoea, its associated factors and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a secondary school in a rural district of Selangor, Malaysia. This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a public secondary school. A s...
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| description | The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhoea, its associated factors and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a secondary school in a rural district of Selangor, Malaysia. This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a public secondary school. A stratified random sampling of 300 female students (12 to 17 years old) from Form one to Form five classes were selected. A self-administered questionnaire consisting of 20-items was used to collect sociodemographic and menstrual data. Pain intensity for dysmenorrhoea was measured by numerical rating scale. The prevalence of dysmenorrhoea was 62.3%. It was significantly higher in the middle adolescence (15 to 17 years old) age group (p=0.003), girls with regular menstrual cycle (p=0.007) and a positive family history (p<0.05). There was no significant association with mean age of menarche and duration of menstruation. The number of school and class absences increased with increasing severity of dysmenorrhoea (p<0.05). The mean pain score was significantly higher in girls who reported to be unable to participate in sports (p=0.008) and with poor concentration in class (p<0.05). Dysmenorrhoea among the adolescent girls was common in this rural school. It had significant negative impact in their school performance and activities |
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| spelling | ukm-19282016-12-14T06:30:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1928/ Dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in Selangor, Malaysia I Liliwati, LKM Verna, O Khairani, The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhoea, its associated factors and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a secondary school in a rural district of Selangor, Malaysia. This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a public secondary school. A stratified random sampling of 300 female students (12 to 17 years old) from Form one to Form five classes were selected. A self-administered questionnaire consisting of 20-items was used to collect sociodemographic and menstrual data. Pain intensity for dysmenorrhoea was measured by numerical rating scale. The prevalence of dysmenorrhoea was 62.3%. It was significantly higher in the middle adolescence (15 to 17 years old) age group (p=0.003), girls with regular menstrual cycle (p=0.007) and a positive family history (p<0.05). There was no significant association with mean age of menarche and duration of menstruation. The number of school and class absences increased with increasing severity of dysmenorrhoea (p<0.05). The mean pain score was significantly higher in girls who reported to be unable to participate in sports (p=0.008) and with poor concentration in class (p<0.05). Dysmenorrhoea among the adolescent girls was common in this rural school. It had significant negative impact in their school performance and activities Penerbit UKM 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1928/1/04._42-47_%28MH_024%29.pdf I Liliwati, and LKM Verna, and O Khairani, (2007) Dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in Selangor, Malaysia. Medicine & Health, 2 (1). pp. 42-47. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php |
| spellingShingle | I Liliwati, LKM Verna, O Khairani, Dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title | Dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_full | Dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_short | Dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_sort | dysmenorrhoea and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a rural school in selangor, malaysia |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1928/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1928/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1928/1/04._42-47_%28MH_024%29.pdf |