期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
卷 107, 期 3, 页码 240-243出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.07.031
关键词
Dysmenorrhea; Impact; Medication; Prevalence; Self-medication; School absences
Objective: To evaluate factors affecting the prevalence of dysmenorrhea in a group of Mexican students. Method: A questionnaire was administered to 1152 high school students and the obtained data about severity, symptoms, and medications used were analyzed. Results: Dysmenorrhea had a prevalence of 48.4% and was the cause of school absences for 24% of the affected students. It was mild in 32.9%, moderate in 49.7%, and severe in 17.4% of these students, of whom 28% consulted a physician and 60.9% self-medicated. The most common over-the-counter drugs used were a combination of paracetamol, pamabrom and pyrilamine maleate; metamizol (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) plus butylhioscine; and naproxen. We found a significant correlation between the presence of dysmenorrhea and smoking, cycle pattern, cycle duration, flow duration, and amount of flow. Conclusion: The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was high in our sample. The condition caused short-term school absences and the students commonly addressed it by self-medicating. (C) 2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据