Menstrual patterns and disorders among secondary school adolescents in Egypt. A cross-sectional survey.
Menstrual patterns and disorders among secondary school adolescents in Egypt. A cross-sectional survey.
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10.1186/s12905-015-0228-8
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2015-09-04
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Seleem M
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Abdelmoty HI;Youssef MA;Abdallah S;Abdel-Malak K;Hashish NM;Samir D;Abdelbar M;Hosni AN;Abd-El Ghafar M;Khamis Y;Seleem M
据我们所知，近年来没有对埃及青少年的月经模式进行大规模的基于人口的研究。本研究的目的是确定月经模式和相关疾病以及埃及青少年月经健康知识的来源。横向调查。2012年9月1日至2013年12月1日，对埃及吉萨中学的月经初潮后埃及青少年进行了800份问卷调查。参与者被要求回答关于月经健康意识的半结构化问卷。调查问卷包括女孩的社会人口统计学和月经模式特征的项目，涉及她们的初潮年龄，月经周期长度和规律性，持续时间和流量，与月经有关的疼痛的类型和严重程度，镇痛的需要;和经前综合征（PMS）的症状提示：月经模式，疾病和知识来源的描述。800名青少年中有412名（51.5%）完成了问卷调查。女孩的平均年龄为14.67 ± 1.7岁。初潮平均年龄为12.49 ± 1.20岁。382名受访者报告了各种月经失调，患病率为95%。在我们的样本中，痛经是最常见的月经紊乱（93%），其次是经前综合征（65%）和月经周期长度异常（43%）。月经失调分别干扰了33%和7.7%的受访者的社会和学术生活。大多数参与者缺乏月经健康知识，只有8. 9%的女孩报告咨询过医生。据我们所知，这是对埃及青春期女孩月经模式和失调的最大研究之一。我们本研究的发现与其他研究一致，并且报告月经失调的患病率高于预期。
To our knowledge, no large population – based studies have been performed on the topic of menstrual patterns among Egyptian adolescent in recent years. The aims of this study were to identify menstrual patterns and associated disorders as well as the sources of menstrual health knowledge among Egyptian adolescents. A cross-sectional survey. A total of 800 questionnaires were administered to post-menarcheal Egyptian adolescents attending secondary schools in Giza, Egypt, from September 1, 2012, to December 1, 2013. Participants were asked to respond to a semi-structured questionnaire on menstrual health awareness. The questionnaire included items on girl’s socio-demographic and menstrual pattern characteristics, concerning their age at menarche, menstrual cycle length and regularity, duration and amount of flow, type and severity of pain related to menstruation, need for analgesia; and symptoms suggestive of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Main Outcome Measure: description of menstrual patterns, disorders and source of knowledge. Four hundred twelve (51.5 %) out of 800 adolescents completed the questionnaire. The mean age of the girls was 14.67 ± 1.7 years. Mean age at menarche was 12.49 ± 1.20 years. 382 respondents reported various menstrual disorders, giving a prevalence rate of 95 %. Dysmenorrhea was the most prevalent (93 %) menstrual disorder in our sample, followed by PMS (65 %), and abnormal cycle lengths (43 %). Menstrual disorders interfered with social and academic life of 33 and 7.7 % of respondents respectively. Most participants lacked menstrual health knowledge and only 8.9 % of girls reported consulting a physician. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the largest studies on menstrual pattern and disorders among Egyptian adolescent girls. Our Findings of the present study are consistent with other studies and reported higher than expected prevalence of menstrual disorders.