Menstruation Disturbances: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Effects on the Activities of Daily Living among Adolescent Girls from Brazil

Pitangui, Ana Carolina Rodarti; Gomes, Maria Auxiliadora de Souza Mendes; Lima, Anna Myrna Jaguaribe de; Schwingel, Paulo Adriano; Albuquerque, Ana Paula dos Santos; Araújo, Rodrigo Cappato de

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2012.12.001

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“…In Taiwan, Liu et al reported the age range at menarche 11 -12 years old (79.1% of participants) (21). Our finding was closer to the mean age at menarche of Brazilian girls (13.65 ± 1.4) (22). Although the age at menarche for the university students in our research was higher than for females in Taiwan, the negative relationship between mood and emotional disorders and age at menarche needs further consideration.…”

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The Relationship Between Premenstrual Syndrome and Food Patterns in University Student Girls

Darabi

Rasaie

Jafarirad

2014

Jentashapir J Health Res

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Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a group of disorders that many girls and women suffer from. It is well known that an appropriate diet as well as environmental factors plays a major role in quality of life. Objectives: This study evaluates food patterns for university student girls who suffer from PMS and are healthy. Materials and Methods: Eighty-six university student girls from Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences participated in the survey and PMS was diagnosed using the diagnostic criteria of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. They completed a daily symptom-rating questionnaire for PMS symptoms. The score of categorical symptoms (mood-emotional and gastrointestinal disorders, pain, fatigue-focus, and other disorders) were determined separately. Student food pattern was determined according to the Iranian food pyramid. The correlation between symptom scores and food group servings was determined by the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results:The score for each categorical symptom showed significant differences between healthy and students who suffered from PMS (P < 0.001). A significant negative relationship was observed between milk consumption and pain score (P = 0.038, r = -0.224), and between total dairy consumption and pain score (P = 0.019, r = -0.253). Total disorder scores showed a significant negative relationship with total dairy product (P = 0.024, r = -0.243). Conclusions:The results of the survey indicate that PMS symptoms are related to consuming less milk or dairy products. Therefore, an appropriate intake of foods according to standard food patterns (like the Iranian food pyramid) is recommended.

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The Relationship Between Premenstrual Syndrome and Food Patterns in University Student Girls

Darabi

Rasaie

Jafarirad

2014

Jentashapir J Health Res

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“…We retrieved articles documenting the prevalence of moderate-severe dysmenorrhea in younger adolescents, diagnosed by methods that evaluated the degree of menstrual pain (Banikarim et al 2000;Agarwal and Venkat 2009;Eryilmaz et al 2010;Parker et al 2010;Rigon et al 2012;Pitangui et al 2013) (Table 4). The prevalence of moderate-severe dysmenorrhea reported in these studies ranged from 49% to 75%.…”

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Prevalence of Dysmenorrhea and Its Correlating Lifestyle Factors in Japanese Female Junior High School Students

Kazama

Maruyama²,

Nakamura

2015

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Dysmenorrhea is a common menstrual disorder experienced by adolescents, and its major symptoms, including pain, adversely affect daily life and school performance. However, little epidemiologic evidence on dysmenorrhea in Japanese adolescents exists. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of and identify factors associated with dysmenorrhea in Japanese female junior high school students. Among 1,167 girls aged between 12 and 15 years, 1,018 participants completed a questionnaire that solicited information on age at menarche, menstruation, and lifestyle, as well as demographic characteristics. Dysmenorrhea was defined based on menstrual pain using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), with moderate or severe (moderate-severe) dysmenorrhea, which adversely affects daily life, defined as VAS ≥ 4, and severe dysmenorrhea defined as VAS ≥ 7. The prevalence of moderate-severe dysmenorrhea was 476/1,018 (46.8%), and that of severe dysmenorrhea was 180/1,018 (17.7%). Higher chronological and gynecological ages (years after menarche) were significantly associated with a higher prevalence of dysmenorrhea regardless of severity (P for trend < 0.001). In addition, short sleeping hours (< 6/day) were associated with moderate-severe dysmenorrhea (OR = 3.05, 95%CI: 1.06-8.77), and sports activity levels were associated with severe dysmenorrhea (P for trend = 0.045). Our findings suggest that dysmenorrhea that adversely affects daily activities is highly prevalent, and may be associated with certain lifestyle factors in junior high school students. Health education teachers should be made aware of these facts, and appropriately care for those suffering from dysmenorrhea symptoms, absentees, and those experiencing difficulties in school life due to dysmenorrhea symptoms.

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“…16 This research is also consistent with previous research, showed that 28.74% of adolescents have menstrual cycles routine, 3.45% had polymenorrhoea, 8.62% had a menstrual period more than 7 days, 22.99% teens spend a lot of blood during menstruation, 72.99% had dysmenorrhoea. 26 The results of another study also said that 44% of teenagers post menarche experiencing high anxiety with the problem of primary dysmenorrhoea. 27 Causes of anxiety in the respondent also according to the previous results because of due to lack of enough information about the physical and psychological changes associated menarche, social dimensions as the notion that menarche is a personal experience that does not want to tell the other person , as well as feelings of fear and anxiety if ridiculed by her male friend if they knew she was menstruating.…”

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The effect of peer education to anxiety of teenagers in post menarche in sub district Kasihan Bantul, Indonesia

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Menstruation Disturbances: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Effects on the Activities of Daily Living among Adolescent Girls from Brazil

Cited by 114 publications

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The Relationship Between Premenstrual Syndrome and Food Patterns in University Student Girls

The Relationship Between Premenstrual Syndrome and Food Patterns in University Student Girls

Prevalence of Dysmenorrhea and Its Correlating Lifestyle Factors in Japanese Female Junior High School Students

The effect of peer education to anxiety of teenagers in post menarche in sub district Kasihan Bantul, Indonesia

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