Prevalence of menstrual disorders among adolescent girls in Osogbo, South Western Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyitope O. Amu ◽  
James O. Bamidele
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Academic Lives

Abstract Background: Menstrual disorders are common sources of morbidity among adolescent girls and often cause anxiety for these girls and their families. Objective: This paper aims to determine the patterns of menstruation as well as the prevalence of menstrual disorders and their consequences among adolescent girls in Osogbo, South Western Nigeria. Subjects: Adolescent school girls aged 10–19 years comprised the sample. Methods: The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design. A pre-tested, self administered, semi-structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from 402 adolescents selected from private secondary schools in the Osogbo Local Government Area (LGA) of Osun State, using a multistage sampling technique. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 15. Results: A total of 391 (97.8%) respondents had heard about menstruation before, with the three most important sources of information being their mothers (81.8%), teachers (7.4%), and peer groups (6.1%). The mean age at menarche was 12.5±1.0 years. Menstrual bleeding lasted between 2–7 days in 81.1% and cycle length lasted for 21–35 days in 81.6% of the respondents. The three most important menstrual disorders they experienced were dysmenorrhea (77.8%), menorrhagia (57.4%) and metrorrhagia (18.6%), among others. Menstrual disorders, especially dysmenorrhea, interfered with the daily activities of the respondents. Conclusion: The prevalence of menstrual disorders among adolescents in the Osogbo LGA is high. Measures should be undertaken to educate the adolescents and their mothers about menstrual disorders and to mitigate their effects on the social and academic lives of these adolescents.

Factors influencing postoperative pain management among nurses in selected district hospitals in Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 175045892110640
Author(s):  
Awube Menlah ◽  
Evans OseiAppiah ◽  
Isabella Garti ◽  
Dorcas Frempomaa Agyare
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Postoperative Pain Management ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
District Hospitals ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Multistage Sampling

Background: Poorly managed postoperative pain is linked to numerous postoperative complications worldwide and in Ghana. This is due to the myriad of physical and psychological problems, such as lifelong chronic pain syndromes, impaired functionality and death. Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the barriers and factors influencing postoperative pain management by Ghanaian nurses working in four hospitals. Methods: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional design was employed for this study. Participants were recruited using a multistage sampling technique by which 146 returned their questionnaires out of 194 participants. The statistical analysis of data was done with the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) 20.0 version. Results: Findings revealed that some verbal and non-verbal cues from patients such as facial grimacing, restlessness, irritability and distress, lack of concentration and moaning or crying (verbalisation) influenced how nurses controlled postoperative pain with analgesia. The participants also identified several barriers to influence postoperative pain management by nurses. Conclusion: In conclusion, postoperative pain control by nurses is influenced by several factors, and hence, nurses need to manage patients’ pain effectively in Ghana and abroad using multiple approaches.

scholarly journals Socio-demographic correlates of menstrual problems among school going adolescent girls in a rural block of Haryana

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1680
Author(s):  
Vinod Chayal ◽  
Garima Shivhare ◽  
Ramesh Verma ◽  
Meenakshi Kalhan ◽  
Rohit Dhaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Human Reproduction ◽  
School Level ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Demographic Correlates

Background: In the last few years, there has been a significant shift on the subject of human reproduction from mainly a ‘demographic issue’ to a broader ‘women’s health and development issue.’ Malnutrition, infection, early and repeated child bearing play an important role in determining menstrual problems of females in India. The other risk factors among women are the existing socio-economic and cultural environmental conditions. The present study was undertaken to know the prevalence of menstrual disorders and its various determinants in rural women of Haryana (Block Beri).Methods: The study was of descriptive type, undertaken on 252 adolescent girls (14-18 years) in a rural block of Haryana (Block Beri), the field practice area attached to department of community medicine Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak. Design used was cross-sectional. The subjects were selected by systematic random sampling technique. Informed verbal consent was taken. A semi-structured interview schedule was used. The data was analyzed by using percentages, proportions.Results: 48.8% of adolescent girls in the study group were suffering from menstrual problems. No statistically significant association of menstrual disorders was observed with type of family, age group, caste and literacy status. Income and mother’s education were statistically significantly associated with menstrual problems.Conclusions: It can be concluded from the study that even though menstrual problems are widely prevalent in the adolescent girls they are not addressed properly. Moreover, there is a need to generate awareness about menstruation at school level.

scholarly journals CORRELATION BETWEEN INTENSITY OF SOSIAL MEDIA INSTRAGRAM WITH THE LEVEL OF SELF ESTEEM AMONG STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Ridhoyanti Hidayah ◽  
Kadek Aryandari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Spearman Test

Background: Factors that influence self-esteem among young people are social environments. The social environment renders the individuals doing the interaction and one type of interaction which does not need of face to face is through social media such as Instagram. Objective: This study aimed to obtain the correlations between the intensity of using social media Instagram with the level of self-esteem among eleventh-grade youth in a public senior high school in Malang. Method: This research used cross-sectional design. A sample of this research was eleventh-grade youth of senior high school with 86 active Instagram users. Data collecting in this study used the purposive sampling technique. A questionnaire used in this research intensively used Instagram and self-esteem questionnaires on social media. The data analysis used the Spearman test. Result: The result showed that the intensity of using social media Instagram with the level of self-esteem of eleventh-grade youth were mostly in low categories, while self-esteem level was mostly in the high category. The outcome indicated that the significant value = 0.310 (p<0.05) and the correlation coefficient = 0.111. Conclusion: There was no significant correlation between the intensity of using social media Instagram with the level of self-esteem of eleventh-grade youth. Further research is to analyse the social media used by youths other than Instagram and its correlation to self-concept, include self-esteem.

scholarly journals Hubungan Perilaku Personal Hygiene Saat Menstruasi Dengan Gejala Pruritus Vulvae Pada Remaja Putri di Puskesmas Antang

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-101
Author(s):  
Nona Mu'minun ◽  
Kurniawan Amin ◽  
Jusmira
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Pruritus Vulvae ◽  
Hygiene Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The Impact

ABSTARAK   Latar Belakang : Personal hygiene menstruasi merupakan suatu perilaku individu atau perorangan dalam menjaga kesehatan dan hygiene pada bagian organ genetalia pada wanita selama mengalami masa menstruasi. Tujuan Penelitian : untuk mengetahui hubungan  perilaku personal hygiene saat menstruasi dengan gejala pruritus vulvae pada remaja putri yang datang berobat pada puskesmas (PKM) Antang Kota Makassar. Metode : Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif analitik dengan desain cross sectional. Jumlah populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 124 responden dan  jumlah sampel sebanyak 70 responden, dengan tehnik pengambilan sampling menggunakan teknik purposive sampling, alat yang digunakan adalah kuisioner dalam bentuk google form. Hasil Penelitian : Didapatkan sebagian besar responden memiliki perilaku personal hygiene dalam kategori baik yaitu sebanyak 39 (55.7%) responden dan sebagian besar responden mengalami gejala pruritus vulvae dalam kategori  sedang yaitu sebanyak 35 (50.0%) responden. Berdasarkan hasil uji statistik Spearman Rho didapatkan nilai  Kesimpulan : Menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara perilaku personal hygiene saat menstruasi dengan gejala pruritus vulvae pada remaja putri di puskesmas antang kota makassar. Saran: Diharapkan peneliti selanjutnya dapat memperluas area penelitiannya dengan meneliti dampak yang kemungkinan dapat ditimbulkan akibat personal hygiene yang kurang baik. Kata Kunci                          : Perilaku, Personal hygiene, Menstruasi, Pruritus vulvae   Background: Personal hygiene menstruation is an individual behavior in maintaining health and hygiene in the organ during the genitalia in women experiencing menstrual period. Objective: to determine the relationship of the personal hygiene behavior during menstruation with the symptoms of pruritus vulvae in adolescent girls who came for treatment at PUSKESMAS (PHC) Antang, Makassar. Method: This research is descriptive analytic research with a cross sectional design. Total population in this study were 124 respondents and the total sample were 70 respondents, the sampling technique used purposive sampling technique, the tool used was a questionnaire in the form of Google form. Results : Obtained the majority of respondents had good category of personal hygiene behavior, as many as 39 (55.7%) of respondents and the majority of respondents experienced symptoms of pruritus vulvae in the medium category, as many as 35 (50.0%) of respondents. Conclusion : There is a significant relationship between personal hygiene behavior during menstruation with the symptoms of pruritus vulvae in adolescent girls in the Puskesmas (PHC) Antang, Makassar. Suggestion: It is expected that further research may expand the area of research by examining the impact that may be caused by poor personal hygiene. Keywords                             : Behavior, Personal hygiene, Menstruation, Pruritus vulvae

Knowledge, Perception and Practices of Coronavirus amongst Female Farmers in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-46
Author(s):  
Chigozirim Ogubuike ◽  
Falilat Azeez
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Subsistence Farming ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Local Dialect ◽  
Female Farmers ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
The Impact

Coronavirus disease 2019 [1] is an emerging public health problem threatening the life of millions of people. Farmers and cultivators in countries like Nigeria are rapidly starting to bear the impact of the pandemic. The study was conducted to assess the knowledge, perception and practices to COVID-19 among female farmers. A descriptive cross sectional design was used for this study, employing multistage sampling technique to recruit respondents. About (39%) of the respondents fell between 30-39 years with the median age of 35 years; majorities (56.9%) had attended secondary education and (49.2%) were married. More than half (56.4%) were into subsistence farming and they planted mostly tubers and vegetables. About (32.3%) of them did not believe in the existence of COVID-19. To (43.6%) of the farmersCOVID-19 was perceived as a virus, (32.3%) as a deadly disease, (12.8%) as political means of making money and (4.6%) as a high fever just like malaria and typhoid. Around (34.4%) reported the symptoms of COVID 19 as dry cough, (23.6%) as fever, (9%) as sneezing and (7.3%) as difficulty in breathing. Also, about (17.9%) reported that COVID 19 spreads through handshaking, (16.9%) through droplets (sneezing and coughing), (3.1%) through airborne and (20%) don’t know how COVID 19 spreads. With regards to practice, (25.6%) wash their hands 4 to 6 times per day and 5(2.6%) rarely washed their hands, about (28.2%) always wore their facemask and (36.4%) always used alcohol based sanitizer. There was a statistical association between age, level of education and the perception of female farmers to COVID-19 (P < 0.005).Also, an association was found between perception of COVID-19 and practices (P < 0.005). The study revealed poor perception and knowledge to COVID-19, which affects their adherence to public health hygiene. Since majority (73.3%) of the female farmers sourced information from radios/televisions, more awareness should be made in these platforms especially using their local dialect.

scholarly journals Patterns and problems of menstruation among the adolescent school girls of Delhi: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2595
Author(s):  
Monika Singh ◽  
Om Prakash Rajoura ◽  
Raghavendra A. Honnakamble
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Girls

Background: Adolescence is the period of rapid physical growth, psychological and social changes. This period is marked by the onset of menarche in the girls. Menstruation is a natural biological process experienced by all adolescent girls and women in reproductive age. The menstrual cycle is characterized by variability in volume, pattern and regularity. Conversely, variability in menstrual cycle characteristics and menstrual disorders are common among adolescent girls. The objectives of the study were to determine patterns of menstruation, prevalence of menstrual disorders and hygienic practices during menstruation in the adolescent school girls.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 210 adolescent school girls of Delhi.Results: The mean age at menarche in the study subjects was 13.47±0.87 years. Average menstrual interval was days. Dysmenorrhea was reported by 76.1% of the girls, body ache was experienced by 64 (30.4%). Majority of girls 174 (82.8%) used sanitary pads as absorbent during cycle.Conclusions: Menstrual problems are frequent among adolescent girls. Dysmenorrhoea was the commonest problem among the adolescents. Adolescent girls withstand their pain and think it as a normal phenomenon. Educating students about menstrual health by health professionals and teachers can help in reducing their psychological and physical stress.

scholarly journals Relationship between knowledge and adolescent social environment with inhalation abuse (fox glue)

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-80
Author(s):  
Devi Anna Losita ◽  
Rika Damayanti
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Using Data

This study was to determine the relationship between knowledge about the dangers of inhalationand the social environment of adolescents to the abuse of Fox glue. This study used a Cross-Sectional Design experimental design. The research subjects used in this study were 64 adolescents in the Pidada Panjang village, Bandar Lampung. Selection of subjects using simple random sampling technique by taking samples from members of the population at random without considering the existing strata. In this study, using data collection techniques with three instruments, the first instrument is knowledge of inhalation hazards (Asti, 2014), the second instrument is the influence of the social environment (Hidayat, 2016), and the third instrument of inhalation abuse changed by the researchers themselves. The data analysis technique used was Univariate and Bivariate. The results showed that there was a relationship between knowledge about the dangers of inhalation (p-value = 0.003) and the social environment of adolescents (p-value = 0.000) on the abuse of Fox glue. The findings of this study prove that knowledge about the dangers of inhalation and the social environment is related to the prevention of inhalation abuse (Fox glue) in adolescents. The higher the knowledge about the dangers of inhalation and a good social environment, the higher the preventive measures against inhalation (Fox glue)

scholarly journals Determinan Perilaku Remaja Putri Melakukan SADARI dalam Upaya Deteksi Dini Kanker Payudara

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-79
Author(s):  
Siti Masita
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Source Of Information

Behavior BSE (breast self-examination) is very important for adolescent girls. Breast self-examination is one way to detect a lump or tumor in the breast. If adolescent girls know the importance of breast self-examination can be as an effort to prevent breast cancer earlier. The purpose of this research is to find out determinant adolescent girls behavior conduct BSE in efforts to prevent breast cancer in SMA Negeri 5 Pekanbaru. The kind of analytic quantitativ research used the cross sectional design. The population in this study was a hight school students totaling 443 people. The sample in this study amounted to 107 adolescent girls using the random sampling technique. The results showed that knowledge was not related to breast self-examination with  p value 0.234, attitude was not related to breast self-examination with p value 0.095, results for people closely related to breast self-examination with p value 0,008 and source of information related to breast self-examination with p value 0,002. Expected to SMA Negeri 5 Pekanbaru to conduct health promotion related to prevention of breast cancer by doing breast self-examination (BSE).Bibliography          : 20 (2009-2017)                                 

scholarly journals The prospective study on prevalence of menstrual disorders in school going adolescents at Sangareddy district, Telangana

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 2443
Author(s):  
Priyanka Rajipet ◽  
Ajith Kumar Vemula ◽  
Praveena Rathod ◽  
Kavya Valmeekam ◽  
Sandhya Rani Rakuditti
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
P Value ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
History Of

Background: Menstrual disorders are common sources of morbidity among adolescent girls. Overall, 75% of adolescent’s experience problems with menstruation either with delaying in onset, irregular menstrual cycles, painful or heavy periods. The study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence and examine the key areas of need and explore the experience of adolescent girls with menstrual problems like dysmenorrhea, Amenorrhea, menorrhagia and PMS.Methods: The study employed prospective observational design. The pre-designed, self-administered, semi-structured questionnaire was used to elicit the data from 1100 adolescents selected from Government schools in and around Sangareddy district, Telangana by random sampling technique. Data was analyzed by using Chi-square test in Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 22.Results: A total of (65.6%) subjects were unaware of menstruation before menarche. The mean age at menarche was found to be 12.5±1.36 years. Dysmenorrhea (N=158.6) and PMS (N=125.7) were most commonly reported disorders. Majority of subjects have complained about abdominal pain (N=719). Many of subjects (N=292.7) were found to have history of menorrhagia. Many of them reported about irregular periods (N=172). Study resulted there is positive correlation between dysmenorrhea and dysmenorrhea with PMS with p value <0.05 and also amenorrhea and amenorrhea with dysmenorrhea with p value <0.05 which are significant.Conclusions: This study revealed that majority of girls prone to menstrual problems which often goes unreported due to lack of knowledge on their reproductive health. Hence there is a huge need of educating and screening programs in schools for early diagnosis and management of menstrual disorders, which will improve quality of life and also lower the risks for future diseases.

Factors Influencing Patronage of Supervised Delivery Among Parturients in Moriki of Zamfara, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Auwalu Muhammed ◽  
Ernestina Donkor ◽  
Florence Naab
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Parity ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Skilled Attendants

Women in Moriki delivered at home without skilled attendants. The study was to identify the factors influencing patronage of supervised delivery among women who had given birth in Moriki, Nigeria. A quantitative, cross-sectional design was used. A sample of 350 women was recruited using a multistage sampling technique. Structured questionnaires were administered. The 342 completed questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS Version 20. Women who were younger, educated, have few children, earning higher income, and whose husbands were educated were more likely to patronize supervised delivery. Therefore, midwives should liaise with the other health workers to design a program targeting women with high parity, uneducated women, and older women informing them about the relevance of supervised delivery.

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