title: [Dysmenorrhea in adolescents: epidemio-clinical study at the referral health center, Bamako District. Report of 300 cases].
abstract: This clinical epidemiological study has been conducted at the district hospital of Commune II in Bamako area.Dysmenorrhea has become a very common feature during out patients consultation. It affects almost one adolescent out of 3 examined during this study which represent 42, 8% of the studied population ranged from 10 to 19 years, with a men age of 16 years. Most of them were household women (50%),never pregnant (60%) and never delivery (64%). Most of them have been mainly claiming about contraction pain (33%) and discomfort (17,3%). The pain has been followed by asthenia (86,7%), and irritability (87,7%).Dysmenorrhea was a major cause of absenteism (48,3%). The factors influencing this type of dysmenorhea was the age and psychological stress.
authors.affiliation: Maternité de garnison de Kati.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diarra
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kouyaté
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Maiga
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008302:Mali / Q000453:epidemiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult