A study of dysmenorrhea during menstruation in adolescent girls.
OBJECTIVE
What is the prevalence of dysmenorrhea severity and its associated symptoms among adolescent girls?


OBJECTIVE
(1) To study the prevalence of dysmenorrhea in high school adolescent girls of Gwalior. (2) To study the evidence of severity of the problem with associated symptoms and general health status.


METHODS
An explorative survey technique with a correlational approach.


METHODS
Nine hundred and seventy adolescent girls of age 15 to 20 years, studying in the higher secondary schools (Pre-University Colleges) of Gwalior.


METHODS
Percentages, Chi-square test, and Test-Retest Method.


RESULTS
The prevalence of dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls was found to be 79.67%. Most of them, 37.96%, suffered regularly from dysmenorrhea severity. The three most common symptoms present on both days, that is, day before and first day of menstruation were lethargy and tiredness (first), depression (second) and inability to concentrate in work (third), whereas the ranking of these symptoms on the day after the stoppage of menstruation showed depression as the first common symptoms. Negative correlation had found between dysmenorrhea and the General Health Status as measured by the Body surface area.
Agarwal
Anil K
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Department of Community Medicine, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior-474 009, MP, India.
Agarwal
Anju
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