Effect of dysmenorrhea severity on social and school lives of high school students

Ferdane Taş; Handan Zincir

doi:10.17826/cumj.910344

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Effect of dysmenorrhea severity on social and school lives of high school students

Abstract

Purpose: Dysmenorrhea can lead to school absenteeism by negatively affecting individuals' productivity, working and life quality, and school performance. This study examined the effects of the frequency and severity of dysmenorrhea in high school students on their social and school life. Materials and Methods: The universe of this study, a cross-sectional design, consists of 5734 female students who attended the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades between July 2016 and March 2017. One thousand five hundred students were chosen by random sampling method. The study data were collected by face-to-face interview using Descriptive Information, Visual Analog Scale, and Dysmenorrhea Diagnosis Form. Results: It was determined that 87.6% of the students experienced pain during menstruation, and 61.9% of these students had primary dysmenorrhea. It was determined that the severity of pain and duration of attendance experienced by the students during this period negatively affected school attendance, social life, and daily life. Conclusion: It was ascertained that primary dysmenorrhea, experienced widely by students, negatively impacts their social and school lives.

Keywords

Menstrual pain , Effects , School , Students

Dismenore şiddetinin lise öğrencilerinin sosyal ve okul yaşamlarına etkisi

Öz

Amaç: Dismenore, bireylerin üretkenliğini, çalışma ve yaşam kalitesini, okul performansını olumsuz etkileyerek okul devamsızlığına yol açabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada lise öğrencilerinde dismenore sıklığı ve şiddetinin sosyal ve okul yaşamları üzerindeki etkileri incelenmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel desende olan bu araştırmanın evrenini Temmuz 2016 ile Mart 2017 tarihleri arasında 9, 10, 11 ve 12. sınıflara devam eden 5734 kız öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Rastgele örnekleme yöntemi ile bin beş yüz öğrenci seçilmiştir. Araştırma verileri Tanımlayıcı Bilgiler, Görsel Analog Skala ve Dismenore Tanı Formu kullanılarak yüz yüze görüşme yoluyla toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin %87.6'sının adet sırasında ağrı yaşadığı ve bu öğrencilerin %61.9'unun primer dismenore yaşadığı belirlendi. Öğrencilerin bu dönemde yaşadıkları ağrı şiddeti ve devam süresinin okula devamı, sosyal yaşamı ve günlük yaşamı olumsuz etkilediği belirlendi. Sonuç: Öğrencilerin yaygın olarak yaşadığı primer dismenorenin sosyal ve okul hayatlarını olumsuz etkilediği belirlendi.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Adet ağrısı , Etkileri , Okul , Öğrenciler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Ferdane Taş ^*
0000-0001-7449-622X
Türkiye

Handan Zincir
0000-0002-1722-4647
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Eylül 2021

Gönderilme Tarihi

6 Nisan 2021

Kabul Tarihi

20 Haziran 2021

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 1970 Cilt: 46 Sayı: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.910344

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA46AM87FM

MLA

Taş, Ferdane, ve Handan Zincir. “Effect of dysmenorrhea severity on social and school lives of high school students”. Cukurova Medical Journal, c. 46, sy 3, Eylül 2021, ss. 1086-93, doi:10.17826/cumj.910344.