Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders and its Relationship With Quality of Life in Female High School Students
| Author | Hamideh Pakniat | en |
| Author | Ezzatalsadat Hajiseid Javadi | en |
| Author | Hananeh Mirgaloybayat | en |
| Author | Ali Emami | en |
| Orcid | Hamideh Pakniat [0000-0001-9513-7998] | en |
| Orcid | Ezzatalsadat Hajiseid Javadi [0000-0001-9129-4806] | en |
| Orcid | Ali Emami [0000-0002-8005-3529] | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-10-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Menstrual disorders in female students in the early years after menarche affect their physical, emotional and social functions. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of menstrual disorders among female high school students and its relationship with their Quality of Life. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1000 high school girls in Qazvin, Iran during 2017-2018. Their menstrual disorders and quality of life were evaluated by a demographic checklist and KIDSCREEN questionnaire, respectively. Data were analyzed using independent t-test. Findings: The mean age of high school girls was 15.9±0.93 years. The most common disorder was Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) with a prevalence of 60%. Their quality of life had a significant relationship with PMS, menorrhagia, metorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, spotting, hypermenorrhea (P | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/jid/articles/156235 | en |
| Keyword | Menstrual disorders | en |
| Keyword | Quality of Life | en |
| Keyword | High school students | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders and its Relationship With Quality of Life in Female High School Students | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |