RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ABSENTEEISM AND DYSMENORRHEA OTHER ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS IN ADOLESCENT FEMALES ATTENDING THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY.

http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2023/13.01.383

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Introduction: These menstruation episodes amongst young women might be viewed as a

pertinent issue since they cause absenteeism and may have a detrimental impact on academic

performance. Awareness-building on the socioeconomic effects of absence is crucial. Aims and

objectives: Since dysmenorrhea affects women of reproductive age, it is a cause for concern for

the public. The focus of this research was to determine if menstrual periods or unpleasant

complaints such dysmenorrhea were present amongst normal undergraduates at Sindh Public

University and also how they affected absenteeism. Sample size and Material methods: A total

of 339 teenage students enrolled in the first year of study at the public university of Sindh from

September 2019 to December 2019 engaged in this cross-sectional investigation. Statistics on

socio-demographics, gynaecology, and noteworthy menstrual events were gathered by a

questionaire; the much more common of these was dysmenorrhea, which afflicted 95.3% of

students. Significant pain-related dysmenorrhea was detected in 25.7% of cases, followed by

medium and milder cases in 46% and 23.6% of cases. Absenteeism among students with period

pain was observed in 65% of cases, with moderate cases affecting 53% of students and having a

significant P value of 0.007. Nonetheless, it was shown that students with significant

dysmenorrhea and stomach pain that reached their legs were much more probable to miss class

(36%). Conclusion: These menstruation episodes amongst young women might be viewed as a

pertinent issue since they cause absenteeism and have a detrimental impact on their school

performance. It is crucial to create new menstrual experience-improving techniques and make

people aware of economical effects of absence.