Volume : IX, Issue : IX, September - 2019

Prevalence and pattern of menstrual disorders among nursing students : A Cross sectional analysis

Ms Sivapriya S, Ms Shila Samuel

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Introduction – Menstrual disorders frequently affect the quality of life of adolescents and young adult women, especially those who suffer dysmenorrhoea and heavy menstruation [1]. As well as health problems there can be consequences such as limitations on attendance at work and school which hinder academic achievements and employment prospects Objectives • To determine the prevalence and pattern of menstrual symptoms among nursing students. • To find the factors correlates of menstrual disorders. Materials and methods a. Type of study Non experimental descriptive Cross sectional survey design b. Study settings Selected nursing colleges in Lucknow. The students of this college came from various states and different socioeconomic strata of India. c. Sample size Total 150 students are registered in all years of study were selected. d. Sampling technique Stratified random sampling Data Analysis – Descriptive and inferential statistics to assess the correlation of pattern of menstruation with selected variables such as diet and academic stress Results – 84.7% had always regular menstruation. None of the students had irregular menstruation always. Only 15.3% had irregular menstruation in between. Menstrual irregularities were not associated with diet, BMI or academic stress. Conclusion: Lack of awareness about the problems related to menstruation leads to non treatment of menstrual problems and may lead to reproductive failure. The overall goal of the present study is planned to gather information concerning prevalence and pattern of menstrual irregularities among nursing students and subsequently create the awarenes and understanding among undergraduates

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PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF MENSTRUAL DISORDERS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS : A CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS, Ms Sivapriya S, Ms Shila Samuel INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-9 | September-2019


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