Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence

The present study analyses the management of primary dysmenorrhea by university students in the south of Spain. In this cross-sectional observational study, 224 women participated, using an ad hoc self-report questionnaire about menstrual pain and self-care and including sociodemographic and gynecol...

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Autores: Parra Fernández, María Laura, Onieva Zafra, María Dolores, Abreu Sánchez, Ana María, Ramos Pichardo, Juan Diego
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18794
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Palabra clave:Dysmenorrhea
Menstrual pain
Self-care
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spelling Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family InfluenceParra Fernández, María LauraOnieva Zafra, María DoloresAbreu Sánchez, Ana MaríaRamos Pichardo, Juan DiegoDysmenorrheaMenstrual painSelf-careThe present study analyses the management of primary dysmenorrhea by university students in the south of Spain. In this cross-sectional observational study, 224 women participated, using an ad hoc self-report questionnaire about menstrual pain and self-care and including sociodemographic and gynecological variables. Some 76.8% of participants consumed analgesics and the majority self-medicated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) without consulting a health professional, with a correlation between pain intensity and the number of pills ingested during menstruation (r = 0.151, p < 0.05). The higher proportion of women who found their analgesia effective were those who took medication after being prescribed by a health care provider (60.8%) compared to those who self-medicated (40%; p < 0.01). Only 43.8% employed non-pharmaceutical methods, most commonly antalgic positions, massages and local heat. These choices were not related to the intensity of menstrual pain nor with the severity of the dysmenorrhea, nor did these most common methods prove to be the most effective. However, a higher percentage of women using non-pharmacological methods was identified in women with family members suffering from dysmenorrhea (73.2%) compared to those without (60%; p = 0.040), which may indicate that the choice of remedies is more related to learning self-care in the family context. This study identifies the need for education on self-care and management of menstrual pain.MDPI20202020-08-0120202020-08-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10272/18794reponame:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelvainstname:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/187942026-06-02T14:58:11Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence
title Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence
spellingShingle Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence
Parra Fernández, María Laura
Dysmenorrhea
Menstrual pain
Self-care
title_short Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence
title_full Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence
title_fullStr Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence
title_full_unstemmed Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence
title_sort Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Parra Fernández, María Laura
Onieva Zafra, María Dolores
Abreu Sánchez, Ana María
Ramos Pichardo, Juan Diego
author Parra Fernández, María Laura
author_facet Parra Fernández, María Laura
Onieva Zafra, María Dolores
Abreu Sánchez, Ana María
Ramos Pichardo, Juan Diego
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author2 Onieva Zafra, María Dolores
Abreu Sánchez, Ana María
Ramos Pichardo, Juan Diego
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Dysmenorrhea
Menstrual pain
Self-care
topic Dysmenorrhea
Menstrual pain
Self-care
description The present study analyses the management of primary dysmenorrhea by university students in the south of Spain. In this cross-sectional observational study, 224 women participated, using an ad hoc self-report questionnaire about menstrual pain and self-care and including sociodemographic and gynecological variables. Some 76.8% of participants consumed analgesics and the majority self-medicated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) without consulting a health professional, with a correlation between pain intensity and the number of pills ingested during menstruation (r = 0.151, p < 0.05). The higher proportion of women who found their analgesia effective were those who took medication after being prescribed by a health care provider (60.8%) compared to those who self-medicated (40%; p < 0.01). Only 43.8% employed non-pharmaceutical methods, most commonly antalgic positions, massages and local heat. These choices were not related to the intensity of menstrual pain nor with the severity of the dysmenorrhea, nor did these most common methods prove to be the most effective. However, a higher percentage of women using non-pharmacological methods was identified in women with family members suffering from dysmenorrhea (73.2%) compared to those without (60%; p = 0.040), which may indicate that the choice of remedies is more related to learning self-care in the family context. This study identifies the need for education on self-care and management of menstrual pain.
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