Dismenorrea en estudiantes universitarias de medicina
Revista Digital de Postgrado, 2018
Objetive: To determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea in adolescent university students enrolled ... more Objetive: To determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea in adolescent university students enrolled in the Medicine School at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zulia in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Methods: A descriptive research with non-experimental, and transeccional design was conducted; where assessed 232 adolescents by applying a mixed questionnaire with 34 closed questions concerning dysmenorrhea. Results: The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was at 75 % (n= 174/232). Only 24 % reported having consulted with a medical professional and most consumed any pain medication (89 %). As for the risk factors identified, only they showed a significant association with the presence of dysmenorrhea caffeine consumption (OR = 3.935; 95 % CI = 1.818 to 8.515; p <0.001), family history of dysmenorrhea (OR = 1,985; 95 % CI = 0.966 to 4.081; p <0.05), hypermenorrea (OR = 1.965; 95 % CI = 1.077 to 3.584; p <0.05); depression (OR = 8.250; 95 % CI = 1.086 to 62.630; p = 0.01) and family diff...
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