Impact of Primary Dysmenorrhea on Academic Performance and Quality of Life Among Medical Students at Sohag University
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: self administered questionnaire.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Primary Dysmenorrhea. Basic parameters: 19 years — 25 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Pain is an unpleasant sensation that negatively affects individual experiencing it, depending on its quality, intensity, location, and duration. One of the causes of pain among females is dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is defined as pain during menstruation. A significant population of females experience mild, moderate or severe pain during menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as dysmenorrhea with the absence of any organic pathology starting 6-12 months after the menarche and frequently continuing till menopause, while secondary dysmenorrhea results from gynecologic problems such as adenomyosis, endometriosis, uterine fibroid and others.
Detailed description
In the world, the estimated prevalence of dysmenorrhea ranges from 45% to 93% of women of reproductive age, with adolescents having the highest rates of dysmenorrhea.
Studies suggest that approximately 140 million hours are lost annually from school or work owing to dysmenorrhea. It is a leading cause of recurrent short-term school absenteeism, lack of concentration, no active participation, inability to do homework, failure in an exam, and limitation of activity.
An estimated 15% of adolescent females describe their pain as severe, impacting their quality of life. These adolescents can miss 1 to 3 days of school per menstrual cycle.
Studies have noted that dysmenorrhea can lead to lower academic performance (AP) and poor quality of sleep, resulting in mood changes, such as anxiety and depression
Interventions
- Other self administered questionnaire
Data will be collected through Self-Administered will be distributed to the students after informed consent from participants, The questionnaire is divided into five sections: - 1. The first section: Information on socio demographic and lifestyle, The survey consisted of inquiries as (sex, age, , marital status, residence, physical exercise, drinking cofee ….) 2. The second section: Including Information on menstrual history: \- Age at menarche, the regularity of menses, the presenc
Primary outcome measures
- The WaLIDD questionnaire [Time frame: December 2027]
- "DysmenQoL questionnaire" (dysmenorrhea and quality of life) [Time frame: December 2027]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- • Undergraduate females from the 3 selected faculties in Sohag University
Exclusion criteria
- • Students who will refuse to participate in this study.
- Pregnant females \\ females with amenorrhea.
- Females with gynecological problems as adenomyosis, uterine fibroids and others to exclude secondary dysmenorrhea
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Sohag University — Sohag
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07350902 · Soh-Med--25-12-1MD