%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of Dysmenorrhea among Female Adolescents in Dubai: A Cross-Sectional Study
%A Amal Al Mulla
%A Ghassan Lotfi
%A Amar Hassan Khamis
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 686-705
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2022.128061
%X <strong>Objective:</strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of
dysmenorrhea </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">among adolescents in Dubai,
and its effect on their academic and athletic performance. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This
was a cross-sectional study conducted in ten</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> randomly selected private and government high schools in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates. Using both the English and Arabic translated version of the
WomenĄŻs Health Symptom Survey Questionnaire World, data was collected from 456
female students of grades 7</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">12, aged 11</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">19 years. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Dysmenorrhea was a crucial problem reported by
432 (94.7%) of the participants. Of the total number, 208 (45%) participants
reported experiencing severe pain dur</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ing
menstruation and 152 (33.4%) students reported being absent fro</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">m school
during every menstrual cycle. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSA</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">IDs) were used by 147 (32.3%) students, and
majority reported no or little improvement. The percentage of students who experienced
menstrual pain with micturition or defecation was 43.1% and 46.7%,
respectively. None of</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> the participants reported the use of
%K Adolescence
%K Dysmenorrhea
%K Endometriosis
%K Menstruation
%K Dubai
%K UAE
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=118999