Prevalence and Associated Factors of Menstruation Pattern Among Schools Adolescents

Abstract

IntroductionMenstruation, also known as a period, is a natural process that occurs in the female body as apart of the menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle is the monthly hormonal cycle that preparesthe female body for pregnancy. The objective of this research is to find the prevalence andassociated factors of menstruation pattern among schools adolescents. MethodsA descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 355 adolescent girls of (10-19 years) in five boarding and government school of Bharatpur municipality, Chitwan. Self- structure questionnaire was then distributed to those students who had already attended their menstruation. Data was entered and analyse by using descriptive and inferential statistical tools in SPSS 20. P-value <0.05 were considered as statistically significant. ResultsThe mean±SD of age was found 14.60±1.54 years. In 63.9% (With 95 %CI 58.9% to 68.9%)students had irregular menstruation cycle. Likewise18.87% students had Oligomenorrhoea,17.18% had Polymenorrhoea and 11.3% students had menorrhagia. Family history of studentswas found as statistically significant with menstruation problem (p-value<0.05). ConclusionsDysmenorrhea, Irregularities in menstruations cycle and Pre menstruation symptoms wasfound to be major problems in adolescents girls.