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dc.contributor.authorAcheampong, Kwabena
dc.contributor.authorBaffour-Awuah, Dorothy
dc.contributor.authorProf. Ganu, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorAppiah, Stalla
dc.contributor.authorPan, Xionfeng
dc.contributor.authorKaminga, Atipatsa
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Aizhong
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-10T12:14:36Z
dc.date.available2021-06-10T12:14:36Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-20
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.hindawi.com/journals/ogi/2019/5834159/
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractDysmenorrhea has been the most common gynecological problem worldwide. Reports of dysmenorrhea are greatest among individuals in their late teens and 20s and usually declining with age. It has also been reported that dysmenorrhea affects more than 80% of women in the reproductive age. The study objective was to examine the predictors of dysmenorrhea, its effect, and coping mechanisms among adolescents in Shai Osudoku District, Ghana. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study in September and November 2017 in selected schools in Shai Osudoku District, Ghana. We employed self-administered questionnaire to obtain data from adolescents volunteered to participate in the study. We analyzed the data using the SPSS programme IBM version 20. We used the Pearson chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis to assess the association between exposure variables and the outcome variable. The odds ratio was reported to establish the risk of dysmenorrhea at a confidence interval of 95%, and statistical significance was assumed at . Results. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 68.1% (95% CI, 65.0–72.0) with one-third recounting their pain as severe. The pain during menstruation negatively influences the daily physical activities (22.5%), school attendance (6.9%), concentration during classes’ hours (27.9%), and academic performance (31.1%) of the respondents. Besides, adolescents who do not live with their parent experienced a 53.1% increase in odds of self-reporting dysmenorrhea (AOR, 1.53 (95% CI, 1.02–2.23)). Similarly, respondents who had irregular menstrual cycle experienced a 72.5% increase in odds of self-reporting dysmenorrhea (AOR, 1.73 (95% CI, 1.16–2.57)). Finally, a significant association between irregular menstrual cycle (), not lived with their parent (), and self-reported dysmenorrhea was found. Conclusion. This study establishes that dysmenorrhea is high among adolescents in Shai Osudoku District which negatively affects the daily activity of majority of them.en_US
dc.subjectDysmenorrheaen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and Predictors of Dysmenorrhea, Its Effect, and Coping Mechanisms among Adolescents in Shai Osudoku District, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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