PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY OF DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS IMPACT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG NAPATA’S STUDENTS – (2021-2022)
PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY OF DYSMENORRHEA AND ITS IMPACT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG NAPATA’S STUDENTS – (2021-2022)
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Date
2022
Authors
Ayat Mohammed Fadol Hassan
Hebat Farrahna Hamadtallah Hamid
Razan Adil Abualmaali Elsaddig
Salma Nasraldeen Abdalaziz
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Napata College
Abstract
Dysmenorrhea is a common occurrence, it is a common presentation of gynaecological pathology however, gynaecological pathology is not always the cause of dysmenorrhea, although impactful on the quality of life, it is often of no pathologic significance. Like all aspects considered ensuring a satisfactory quality of life, dysmenorrhea may have a negative impact on academics.
Objective
To measure the Impact of dysmenorrhea on the academic performance of Napata college students.
Methodology
An institutional-based, descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to conduct this study on a number of 395 female students who study at The Napata College by using the non-probability sampling method.
Result
Out of the 395 students who participated in this study 336 student (85.1%) experience Pain with menstruation while the remaining 59
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student (14.9%) are not experiencing painful menses, When asked to grade the severity of the pain from 1 to 5 where 1-2 is mild pain, 3 is moderate and 4-5 is severe most of them experienced severe pain, When asked if the pain is worse during exam period 225 (67%) said it was more severe while 111 (33%) said wasn’t, 67% are abstaining from college during menses, 88.7% said their academic performance is affected, however 52.7% said dysmenorrhea affects their GPA.
Conclusion
Dysmenorrhea has a high prevalence among students and could affect the quality of life, during their menstrual period most of female students feel as if they have less energy for daily activities and exhibit a higher level of stress, the intensity of the symptom’s varies considerably and with it, the degree of the discomfort it creates, Most students use both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods the reduce pain, depending on the duration and intensity of the pain.