Self-medication Practice in Primary Dysmenorrhea among Nursing Students: A Cross Sectional Study (original) (raw)
Related papers
JNMA: Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Introduction: Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecological problems among adolescent females. It is defined as painful menses in women with normal pelvic anatomy, usually beginning during adolescence. This study aims to find out prevalence of self-medication practice in primary dysmenorrhea among medical and nursing undergraduate students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital from November 2020 to March 2021 after taking ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Convenient sampling technique was used. A total of 269 female medical and nursing students with complaints of dysmenorrhea were enrolled and the remedial methods used by them such as self-medication, medical advice and home remedies for dysmenorrhea were asked using an online questionnaire delivered to participants. Data analysis was done in the Statistical Package of Social Sciences. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated alo...
Nepal Journal of Health Sciences
Introduction: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) leads to college absenteeism, interference with daily living activities and higher intake of medications without consulting a physician and/or without a valid prescription. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of PD, to know the pattern of self-medication in dysmenorrhea and to know the impact of dysmenorrhea on academic performance among undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate nursing students at a nursing college in Eastern Nepal using a semi-structured questionnaire consisting of demographic characteristics, the impact of dysmenorrhea on academic performance and self-medication practices. A visual analogue scale was used to assess the severity of dysmenorrhea. Descriptive statistics were used to present the findings. Results: A total of 125 students participated in the study out of which 64 (51.20%) were 21-24 years old. Eighty-four (67.20%) students had PD that had affected acade...
Explore the Knowledge and Impact on Dysmenorrhea among Nursing Students of Selected College
2020
Dysmenorrhea is defined as difficult menstrual flow or painful menstruation. It is an ordinary gynecological problem among adolescent ladies which is severe enough to keep them from functioning at home, college or work place for a day or a two every month. Objective: To assess the knowledge and impact of dysmenorrhea among nursing students Material & Method : A descriptive study was carried out among 201 nursing students selected by purposive technique at M.M university, ambala Haryana by using structured knowledge questionnaire(KR 20= 0.72) and impact rating scale(chron α= 0.87) respectively from January 2016 to February 2017. Result: Most of students were of 19 to 21 yrs in age and 95% were unmarried. 78.6% received knowledge of dysmenorria from mothers. 100% students experienced dysmenorria in which 87.6% had regular cycle, 51.7% felt intermittent pain. Majority (57.2%) have good knowledge regarding dysmenorria and mildly affected by it followed by 41.3% are moderately affected b...
Archives of The Medicine and Case Reports
Dysmenorrhea is a condition than women often feel on their productiveage and disru their daily activity. A study that was condone in Palembangfinds that 93,8% SMA fema student had dysmenorrhea. A study in Indiafinds 42% in 654 respondent decided to he their dysmenorrhea withoutvisiting physician and 35% is using wrong medication Analgetics as painreliever sold freely in markets. Dysmenorrhea effects life quality aneducations for the easiness in obtaining the medicine in markets, makingthe re searc about analgetics usage patterns in Faculty of Medicine,Srwijaya University 2016-201 students. The design of this study wascross-sectional descriptive observational on 2 Desember 2019 until 6Januari 2020. The population of this study is FK Unsri (201 2019)students with 628 respondent. The respondent characteristics is found byusin questionnaire. Dysmenorrhea prevalence on FK UNSRI student is88%. Dysmenorrhe prevalence that distrupt activity is 64,7%. FK UNSRIstudent (2016-2019) that use mef...
International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2024
Objective: To study the prevalence of self-medication by using over-the-counter drugs and non-pharmacological methods for primary dysmenorrhoea. Methods: A Cross-sectional descriptive study using a self-developed and structured questionnaire as a tool was conducted among medical and dental students with dysmenorrhoea and in the age group of 18-22 y. Statistical analysis was done using the Chi-Square test. Results: Out of 203 respondents, 30% were self-medicated by using over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and 70% have treated themselves by nonpharmacological methods like taking rest and applying hot fomentation on the abdomen. Among the OTC, 56% of them used a single drug and 44% used a combination of drugs. The most commonly used single drug was mefenamic acid and the most commonly used combination of drugs was mefenamic acid+dicyclomine hydrochloride. Out of those respondents taking OTC only 5% sought gynaecologist advice. A significant number of students were taking rest [Chi-square value = 66.84 p<0.01 highly significant], losing attendance in their academics. Conclusion: Primary Dysmenorrhoea (PD) affects young girls irrespective of the regularity of cycles. The prevailing self-medication pattern is inappropriate; a substantial proportion of girls have inadequate knowledge regarding treatment and the need for gynecologist consultation.
International Journal of Healthcare Education & Medical Informatics, 2021
Background: Dysmenorrhea is defined as cramping pain in the lower abdomen occurring just before or during menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea is responsible for significant loss of class/ work attendance. Many studies have also reported that self-medication is common among female students. Hence this study was undertaken to assess the scenario in medical, nursing, and paramedical female students. Aims and Objectives: We conducted this study to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and assess its associated symptoms, loss of class attendance, and the treatment pattern among female students pursuing medical, nursing, and paramedical courses. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on the female students pursuing medical, nursing, and paramedical courses at a university in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data and analyzed using SPSS version 24 (IBM, Chicago, USA). Result: A total of 786 female students participated in the stu...
Assessment and Evaluation of Knowledge and Impact of Dysmenorrhea Among Nursing Students in Punjab
2015
Primary dysmenorrhoea is defined as painful menses in women with normal pelvic anatomy, usually beginning during adolescence. It is characterized by crampy pelvic pain beginning shortly before or at the onset of menses and lasting 1 to 3 days. It is a common cause for sickness, absenteeism from classes and work by the female student community. The main aim of the study was to assess knowledge and impact of dysmenorrhoea among students. This was a descriptive study conducted at Swift Institute of Nursing, Ghaggar Sarai, Rajpura. A sample of 100 students was selected by proportionate random sampling. The tools used for data collection were structured knowledge questionnaire, Verbal Rating Scale and Impact scale. The findings showed that (48%) of students were having good knowledge and (41%), (08%) and (03%) of students were having average, very good and poor knowledge regarding dysmenorrhoea and its treatment respectively. The findings also revealed that (56%) of students were moderat...
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Introduction: Primary dysmenorrhea is painful menstruation in women with normal pelvic anatomy, usually beginning during adolescence, primarily associated with a normal ovulatory cycle. There is an increased likelihood of self-medication among medical students. The aim of this study is to find out the prevalence of self-medication in primary dysmenorrhea among undergraduate students in a medical college. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a medical college among undergraduate female students with primary dysmenorrhea from 1 February 2022 to 31 May 2022. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of the same institute (Reference number: 254/2021). Convenience sampling was done. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 213 students with primary dysmenorrhea, self-medication was found to be in 78 (36.62%) (30.15-43.09, 95% Confidence Int...
International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics, 2021
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the dysmenorrhea management by non-medical Faculties Students of Universitas MuhammadiyahSurakarta through self-medication.Methods: An observational study with cross-sectional design was conducted across 394 respondents at non-medical Faculties of UniversitasMuhammadiyah Surakarta. Respondents were selected by purposive sampling method. Data were obtained using questionnaire that filled out byrespondents.Results: Among the 394 respondents, 100% managed dysmenorrhea by non-pharmacological treatment (88.78%, 53.83%, and 42.35% weresleeping and taking a rest, eating nutritrious food, and compressing with warm water), whereas 160 (40.82%) respondents managed dysmenorrheaby taking medicines (70.62%, 16.88%, 11.25% and 1.25% were unidentified, over the counter, mandatory drug pharmacy [Obat Wajib Apotek], andprescription only medicine).Conclusion: Dysmenorrhea management among non-medical Faculties Students of Universitas Muhammadiyah fr...
International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Background: Dysmenorrhea is an important health problem of adolescent girls, that affects their quality of life and it is one of the leading causes of repeated school absenteeism. The purposes of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for dysmenorrhea among nursing students and its impact on their quality of life.Methods: A prospective study was carried out in St Johns Nursing College, Bengaluru.200 nursing students aged between 18-20 years were included. Standardized questionnaires were used to obtain relevant data. Data was analysed using Chi-sq. test, correlation and regression analysis by SPSS version 23.Results: The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 62.5%. The mean age, age at menarche and, the mean PABC of the students were 18.7±0.48, 13.3±1.20 and 74.96±16.14 respectively, which is not significant. The average length of menstrual cycle was between 28-30 days, duration of bleeding as 3-5 days. Duration of sleep, regular menstrual cycle and low BMI exhibited...