PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BMI IN GIRLS (AGED 18-25 YEARS) OF RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD
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...
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Superior University Lahore, Pakistan
2023-09-01
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| author | Madiha Ghazanfar Wardah Shahzad Rashid Laiba Rafique Muhammad Rizwan Tariq Zahra Batool Sabuha Saleem Amna Rehman Madiha Iftikhar Amna Hameed Maham Khalid Nafeesa Mehmood |
| author_facet | 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.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4fd19d2dfb12459bb062ddae2844e05e2025-08-20T03:31:11ZengSuperior University Lahore, PakistanInternational Journal of Pharmacy & Integrated Health Sciences2958-16562789-28402023-09-014210.56536/ijpihs.v4i2.104PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BMI IN GIRLS (AGED 18-25 YEARS) OF RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABADMadiha Ghazanfar0Wardah Shahzad Rashid1Laiba Rafique2Muhammad Rizwan Tariq3Zahra Batool4Sabuha Saleem5Amna Rehman6Madiha Iftikhar7Amna Hameed8Maham Khalid9Nafeesa Mehmood10Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, IBADAT International University Islamabad, Pakistan.Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, IBADAT International University Islamabad, Pakistan.Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, IBADAT International University Islamabad, Pakistan.Department of Food Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus Lahore, Pakistan.Department of Food Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus Lahore, Pakistan.Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, IBADAT International University Islamabad, Pakistan.Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, IBADAT International University Islamabad, Pakistan.Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, IBADAT International University Islamabad, Pakistan.Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, IBADAT International University Islamabad, Pakistan.Punjab University College of Pharmacy, Allama Iqbal Campus Lahore, Pakistan.Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, Pakistan. 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. https://ijpihs.pk/index.php/IJPIHS/article/view/104DysmenorrheaPrimary DysmenorrheaBMIUnderweight |
| spellingShingle | Madiha Ghazanfar Wardah Shahzad Rashid Laiba Rafique Muhammad Rizwan Tariq Zahra Batool Sabuha Saleem Amna Rehman Madiha Iftikhar Amna Hameed Maham Khalid Nafeesa Mehmood PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BMI IN GIRLS (AGED 18-25 YEARS) OF RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD International Journal of Pharmacy & Integrated Health Sciences Dysmenorrhea Primary Dysmenorrhea BMI Underweight |
| title | PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BMI IN GIRLS (AGED 18-25 YEARS) OF RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD |
| title_full | PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BMI IN GIRLS (AGED 18-25 YEARS) OF RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD |
| title_fullStr | PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BMI IN GIRLS (AGED 18-25 YEARS) OF RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD |
| title_full_unstemmed | PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BMI IN GIRLS (AGED 18-25 YEARS) OF RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD |
| title_short | PREVALENCE OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BMI IN GIRLS (AGED 18-25 YEARS) OF RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD |
| title_sort | prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea and its relationship with bmi in girls aged 18 25 years of rawalpindi islamabad |
| topic | Dysmenorrhea Primary Dysmenorrhea BMI Underweight |
| url | https://ijpihs.pk/index.php/IJPIHS/article/view/104 |
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