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Abstract
Menstrual disorders frequently affect the quality of life of adolescents and young adult women, especially those who suffer dysmenorrhoea and heavy menstruation. Such disorders also have economic consequences in terms of health care costs due to the consumption of expensive hormonal drugs and laboratory tests. As well as Menstrual disorders not only have health problems, but also have a consequence like restrictions on educational performance and attending work that hinder practical achievements and employment prospects and also affect psychological and social life. Early identification and management of those disorders will improve young adult woman’s current health, sense of wellbeing and overall quality of life, additionally lower her risks for future illness.
Aim of the study is to:
Assess the effect of menstrual disorders on student’s quality of life at faculty of nursing, Beni-Suef University.
Research questions:
1. What are common types of menstrual disorders among university students?
2. What is the effect of menstrual disorders on university student’s quality of life?
Subject and Methods
Technical design:
A cross sectional research design utilized to conduct the study.
Setting:
Faculty of Nursing – Beni- Suef University.
Subjects:
Sample type: convenience sample.
Sample Size:
It was selected from female students in the academic year 2017- 2018 in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades at the faculty of nursing Beni Suef University. These were (516) female student.
Tools of Data collection:
Tool 1: Structured interviewing questionnaire developed by the researcher It consisted of four parts, Sociodemographic data, Medical / surgical, menstrual and Obstetric and gynecological history.
Tool II: Assessment of menstrual characteristics this tool consisted of three parts: Part I: The menstrual pictogram: (Adopted from Wyatt et al., 2001) Used to determine the amount of blood lost during menstruation. Part II: Verbal multidimensional scoring system for assessment of dysmenorrhea pain (Adapted from Andersch et al., 1982) this system grades pain from grad 0 to 3 according to the effect of paint on daily activity, symptoms perception and the need for analgesia. Part III: The Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST): (adapted from Steinner et al., 2003) Questionnaire used for the diagnosis of PMS.
Tool III: PedsQL Generic Core Scales): (Adapted from Varni, 1998). Is a modular approach to measuring health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
The main findings of this study revealed that:
• Regarding prevalence of menstrual disorders The current study reveals that the studied sample experienced different menstrual disorders and shows that almost of them had premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrheal, about one third had hypomenorrhea and about one quarter had oligomenorrhea.
• Regarding prevalence of dysmenorrheal the current study reveals that nearly half of the studied students had mild pain, and more than one third of them had moderate pain and less than one quarter of them had severe pain.
• Regarding to the amount of blood loss during menstruation the current study shows that about three quarter of the studied students lost moderate amount of blood during their menstruation while less than one quarter lost mild amount of blood.
• Regarding to the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome, this study shows that more than half of the students had mild premenstrual syndrome.
• Regarding level of QOL among the studied sample, the present study reveals that studied sample experienced different levels of QOL in different domains of QOL, as forty of them experienced moderate level of QOL related to physical health, more than one third experienced low level of QOL related to psychological health, and near half of them experienced low level related to social health and half of them experienced low level related to academic performance.
• An analysis of Correlation between the amount of blood loss with total quality of life the study reveals that there was statistical significant correlation (p= 0.04).
• An analysis of Correlation between the dysmenorrheal with total quality of life it was found that there is highly statistical significant correlation (p= 0.00) moreover there is highly statistical significant correlation between PMS and total QOL (p=0.00).
• An analysis of Correlation between menstrual regularity with total quality of life, There is highly statistical significant correlation (p=0.001).
• An analysis of Correlation Between Socio-demographic Data (academic year, Marital status, Income, and QOL there is highly significant relation between academic year and physical quality of life (p=0.01), there was high significant relation between academic year and psychological quality of life (p= 0.000) and there was significant relation between marital status and psychological quality of life (p =04). and there is significant relation between income and social quality of life (p =04).
It is concluded that the studied sample experienced different menstrual disorders; the most common disorders are premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrheal, hypomenorrhea and oligomenorrhea. Moreover they experienced different levels of QOL in different domains of QOL. There is statistical significant correlation between menstrual cycle regularity, amount of blood loss during menstruation, dysmenorrheal, PMS and total quality of life.
In the light of these findings it is recommended to:
1. Integrate self-care management of menstrual disorders into curriculum of women’s health department.
2. Conduct reproductive health programs for female undergraduates including information about menstrual hygiene, menstrual disorders and their management.
3. Conducted reproductive health programs with emphasis on screening methods / techniquecs related to menstrual disorders.
4. Further research:
5. This study can be replicated on larger sample including all faculties of Beni Suef University to assess effect of different knowledge and background and studies on the relation between menstrual disorders and QOL.