Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea among University Students in the South of Spain and Family Influence

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ID15469809
AutoresMaría Laura Parra-Fernández (0000-0001-9681-1737, University of Castilla-La Mancha), María Dolores Onieva-Zafra (0000-0002-1052-2182, University of Castilla-La Mancha), Ana Abreu‐Sánchez (0000-0003-1240-4611, Universidad de Huelva), Juan Diego Ramos‐Pichardo, Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo (0000-0002-6207-8490, Universidad de Huelva), María Teresa Iglesias (0000-0003-4511-5592, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria), María Teresa Iglesias López (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria), Elia Fernández‐Martínez (0000-0002-7700-999X, Universidad de Huelva, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen17
Número15
Páginas5570-5570
Fecha de publicación2020-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17155570
PMID32752254
OpenAlexW3046499284
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas38

The present study analyses the management of primary dysmenorrhea by university students in the south of Spain. In this cross-sectional observational study, 224 women participated, using an ad hoc self-report questionnaire about menstrual pain and self-care and including sociodemographic and gynecological variables. Some 76.8% of participants consumed analgesics and the majority self-medicated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) without consulting a health professional, with a correlation between pain intensity and the number of pills ingested during menstruation ( r = 0.151, p p p = 0.040), which may indicate that the choice of remedies is more related to learning self-care in the family context. This study identifies the need for education on self-care and management of menstrual pain

Alternative medicine · Context (archaeology · Cross-sectional study · Family medicine · Gynecology · Menstruation · Observational study · Physical therapy · Pill · Post-hoc analysis · Primary care · Medicine · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Nursing · Internal Medicine