Impacts of Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome on Academic Performance and its Relationship with Body Mass Index among Students attending Benha Faculty of Medicine
Agwa, E., Naeem, W., Negm, A., shebl, E. (2023). Impacts of Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome on Academic Performance and its Relationship with Body Mass Index among Students attending Benha Faculty of Medicine. EKB Journal Management System, 41(4), 235-242. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.198249.1250
Eman Agwa; Wael Naeem; Aziza Ali Negm; eman Mahmoud shebl. "Impacts of Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome on Academic Performance and its Relationship with Body Mass Index among Students attending Benha Faculty of Medicine". EKB Journal Management System, 41, 4, 2023, 235-242. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.198249.1250
Agwa, E., Naeem, W., Negm, A., shebl, E. (2023). 'Impacts of Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome on Academic Performance and its Relationship with Body Mass Index among Students attending Benha Faculty of Medicine', EKB Journal Management System, 41(4), pp. 235-242. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.198249.1250
Agwa, E., Naeem, W., Negm, A., shebl, E. Impacts of Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome on Academic Performance and its Relationship with Body Mass Index among Students attending Benha Faculty of Medicine. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 41(4): 235-242. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.198249.1250

Impacts of Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual Syndrome on Academic Performance and its Relationship with Body Mass Index among Students attending Benha Faculty of Medicine

The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 4, October 2023, Page 235-242  XML PDF (774.5 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.198249.1250
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Authors
Eman Agwa email 1; Wael Naeem2; Aziza Ali Negm3; eman Mahmoud shebl4
1Community medicine, Benha faculty of medicine, Egypt
2obstetric and Gynecology department, Benha faculty of Medicine,Egypt
3Obstetric and Gynecology department, Benha faculty of Medicine,Egypt
4Community medicine, Benha faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Abstract
: Dysmenorrhea and Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are common problems among females. They affect many aspects of their daily activities, improper performance in college, and college absences. Objectives: to assess impact of dysmenorrhea and PMS on academic performance and to identify the association between dysmenorrhea and body mass index (BMI). Method: This cross sectional study included 175 female students attending Benha faculty of Medicine between September 2022 to January 2023. Data was collected using a convenience sampling method through a self-administered online questionnaire which was composed of questions about menstruation and its characteristics, effects of menstruation on academic performance and its association with BMI, premenstrual syndrome and its impacts. Results:this study showed that 90.3% of participants suffer from dysmenorrhea, most of students (57.7%) had severe dysmenorrhea. There was statistically significant positive correlation between severity of dysmenorrhea and reduction of academic performance (P=0.004), reduction of social life activities /hobbies (P<0.001), affection of relationship with others (P=0.012), and duration of annual university absenteeism (P<0.001), while negative correlation with BMI. Most of participants suffer from mild premenstrual symptoms. Conclusion:Dysmenorrhea is highly prevalent among female attending Benha faculty of Medicine. Also, there was negative impact of dysmenorrhea on academic performance so, there is need to enhance the students' awareness about menstrual pain and treatment approaches to lessen the educational process's negative impact.
Keywords
dysmenorrhea; premenstrual syndrome; academic performance; BMI
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