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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Reprod. Health
Sec. Gynecology
Volume 6 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frph.2024.1451551
This article is part of the Research Topic Spotlight on Women's Health in Ethiopia View all 5 articles

Primary dysmenorrhea and its associated factors among female high school students in Nekemte town, East Wallaga Zone, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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Bekan Gudata Gindaba Bekan Gudata Gindaba 1*Tesfaye Abera Tesfaye Abera 1Lemane Dereje Sebu Lemane Dereje Sebu 1Ebisa Zerihun Ebisa Zerihun 2Misgana Tesgera Abdisa Misgana Tesgera Abdisa 3
  • 1 Wollega University, Nekemte, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
  • 2 Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia
  • 3 College of Health Sciences, Mettu university, Mettu, Ethiopia

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    Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological problem characterized by recurrent, periodical, and cramping pain in the lower abdomen that occurs before or during menstruation, usually without pelvic disease. Its magnitude has not been well studied; some of the associated factors are inconclusive. Therefore, the goal of this study was to fill gaps on the magnitude, and associated factors of primary dysmenorrhea among female high school students in Nekemte town.Objectives: To assess the magnitude of primary dysmenorrhea, its associated factors among high school students in Nekemte town, East Wallaga, Western Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023.Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among high school students in Nekemte town from June 05-19, 2023. The calculated total sample size was 534, and data were collected from four governmental high schools and one private high school that were selected by multistage stratified sampling. The collected data were entered into Epi Info version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Binary and multivariable logistic regressions were used to find associations between dependent and independent variables.The magnitude of primary dysmenorrhea was 68.4% (95% CI=64.3%, 72.0%).Anxiety (AOR=2.41, 95% CI=1.31, 4.43), family history of primary dysmenorrhea (AOR=4.64, 95% CI=2.74, 7.86), sexual intercourse (AOR=0.34, 95% CI=0.21, 0.55), drinking tea <4 cups per day (AOR=0.38, 95% CI=0.22, 0.60), and physical activity (AOR=0.06, 95% CI=0.03, 0.11) were factors associated with primary dysmenorrhea.The magnitude of primary dysmenorrhea was high among high school students in the study area. Sexual intercourse, physical activity, drinking tea, anxiety, and family history of primary dysmenorrhea were significantly associated with primary dysmenorrhea.

    Keywords: Primary dysmenorrhea, Associated factors, Nekemte, Ethiopia, high school

    Received: 20 Jun 2024; Accepted: 16 Dec 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Bekan Gudata Gindaba, Wollega University, Nekemte, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

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