| Management of primary dysmenorrhea by school adolescents in ILE-IFE, Nigeria. | |
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PMID: 19850951 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Dysmenorrhea is a problem that girls and women face and often manage themselves with or without support from health professionals. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted among adolescents with dysmenorrhea (N = 150) in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The aims of the study were to determine their knowledge of menstruation and primary dysmenorrhea, assess the severity of pain they experienced during an episode of primary dysmenorrhea, and determine the management strategies they adopted. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Findings revealed the adolescents had a knowledge deficit regarding menstruation and dysmenorrhea, 58% of respondents reported pain between face 4 and face 10 on the Faces Pain Scale and the majority used inappropriate methods to manage primary dysmenorrhea. School nurses are able to assist adolescents and their mothers in proper management of primary dysmenorrhea. |
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Authors:
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Adesola A Ogunfowokan; Oluwayemisi A Babatunde |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-10-22 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses Volume: 26 ISSN: 1546-8364 ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Nurs Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-30 Completed Date: 2010-07-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9206498 Medline TA: J Sch Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 131-6 Citation Subset: N |
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Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, West Africa. |
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Adolescent Adult Causality Child Cross-Sectional Studies Dysmenorrhea / epidemiology*, therapy* Female Health Education / methods Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Nigeria / epidemiology Pain / epidemiology Pain Measurement / methods Prevalence Questionnaires School Nursing / methods Severity of Illness Index Young Adult |
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