Lifestyle and prevalence of dysmenorrhea among Spanish female university students.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in a sample of Spanish university students, and to describe their menstrual characteristics, lifestyle habits and associated risk factors. This cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 258 young female university students recruited from the Ciudad Real Faculty of Nursing, with a mean age of 20.63± 3.32 years. An anonymous self-report questionnaire was used to collect data from students. This included sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, gynecological personal history and the severity of pain using the visual analogue scale. The statistical analysis of the data included calculation of the mean, percentages, chi-square analysis of the data and logistic regression. The prevalence of dysmeno

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Martinez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6086430 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature