Affiliations 

  • 1 Family Medicine Specialist in Klinik Kesihatan Hutan Melintang, Perak, Malaysia
  • 2 Senior Lecturer in Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • 3 Associate Professor (Clinical), Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Medicine & Health, 2007;2(1):42-47.
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Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhoea, its associated factors and its effects on school activities among adolescent girls in a secondary school in a rural district of Selangor, Malaysia. This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a public secondary school. A stratified random sampling of 300 female students (12 to 17 years old) from Form one to Form five classes were selected. A self-administered questionnaire consisting of 20-items was used to collect sociodemographic and menstrual data. Pain intensity for dysmenorrhoea was measured by numerical rating scale. The prevalence of dysmenorrhoea was 62.3%. It was significantly higher in the middle adolescence (15 to 17 years old) age group (p=0.003), girls with regular menstrual cycle (p=0.007) and a positive family history (p