Prevalence of menstrual problems and their association with psychological stress among students of a medical college in Northern India
Background: Regular menstruation symbolizes a normal reproductive health of woman; however, all women experience some form of menstrual problem in their lifetime. Medical undergraduates are mostly in the age group of late adolescence and early twenties. Females in this age group frequently experie...
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| Language: | English |
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Barpeta Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society
2024-12-01
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| Series: | New Indian Journal of OBGYN |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.barpetaogs.co.in/pdf/11185.pdf |
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| Summary: | Background: Regular menstruation symbolizes a normal reproductive health of woman; however, all women
experience some form of menstrual problem in their lifetime. Medical undergraduates are mostly in the age group of
late adolescence and early twenties. Females in this age group frequently experience different menstrual problems that
commonly affect their quality of life. These disorders may be so severe that they influence their routine physical
activity and also force them to skip their classes. Objectives: To estimate prevalence of menstrual problems and their
association with psychological stress among students of medical college. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study
conducted among 120 medical and paramedical students of 1st and 2nd year of Government Medical College situated
in District Anantnag. Results: Majority of participants were of 19 years of age (42.0%) and belonged to rural areas
(71.4%). All of them were unmarried at the time of the study. The menstrual patterns of participants revealed that half
of the students had attained menarche between 13 to 14 years and among 65.5% average duration of the menstrual
cycle was more than 35 days. Menorrhagia was the most common menstrual disorder (56.5%) followed by
dysmenorrhea (55.5%). There was statistically significant association between presence of irregular menstruation and
menorrhagia (p = 0.03) as well as premenstrual symptoms (p = 0.007). Another significant finding of our study was
that half of the students with middle perceived stress (MPS) were more likely to suffer from dysmenorrhea,
menorrhagia and irregular cycles, although the associations were statistically non significant. Conclusion: The most
prevalent menstrual problems in our study were menorrhagia and dysmenorrhoea. Therefore, it is recommended that
female science students should be provided with early psychological and gynaecological counselling to prevent future
complications. |
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| ISSN: | 2454-2334 2454-2342 |