Abstract
Objective:To determine the risk with gynecological problems on the health of female university students.Methods:The study was conducted as a descriptive in university in Central Anatolia, Turkey. The research population was composed of 1305 female university students studying at a university in Central Anatolia. The study was conducted between January and March 2017. The data were collected through a questionnaire consisting of 23 questions prepared by the researchers to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and the risk with gynecological problems they encountered. Numerical and percentage statistics were used to analyze the data.Results:About 65.4 percent of the female students in this study previously had gynecological examination, and 38.8 percent of them were diagnosed with gynaecological problems. It was found that 87.6 percent of the female students had risk with gynecological disorders. the most common ones being dysmenorrhoea (63.2%), premenstrual syndrome (56.7%), urinary tract infection (22.4%), and polycystic ovarian syndrome (13%), respectively.Conclusions:It was found that nearly all the young girls had risk with gynecological problems and nearly half of them were diagnosed with different gynaecological disorders.
Highlights
The World Health Organization defines the 10-19 age group as the “Adolescent” group and the 15-24 age group as the “Young” group
About 71.6 percent of the participants stated that their menstrual cycle was regular, 65.4% of the female students in this study further stated that they had a gynecological examination before and 38.8% reported that they had a diagnosed gynecological problem
This study revealed that 34.6% of female students had a gynecological examination due to a health problem and that 38.8% were diagnosed with a gynecological disorders About half of the students stated that it is necessary to have a gynecological examination every six months
Summary
The World Health Organization defines the 10-19 age group as the “Adolescent” group and the 15-24 age group as the “Young” group. Due to the intersection of adolescent and youth ages, the 10-24 age group is considered as “Young People”.1. In Turkey, the share of the 10-24 age group within the total population is 21.1%. This rate is fairly high, meaning that one in every five people is in the youth age group.[2] During the youth period, which is generally considered as the transition period from childhood to adulthood.[3] Young peoples experience changes in brain, neuro-endocrine system and hormone concentrations and physical and emotional changes and risks with gynecological problems that affect reproductive health and
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