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Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior
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  • Research Article   
  • J Child Adolesc Behav 2016, Vol 4(3): 295
  • DOI: 10.4172/2375-4494.1000295

Impact of Dysmenorrhea on Quality of Life of Adolescent Girls of Chandigarh

Alka Ahuja*, Manoj Kumar Sharma and Amarjeet Singh
Department of Public Health, Centre for Public Health (U.I.E.A.S.T) Near UIAMS, South Campus, Punjab University, Chandigarh, UT-160014, India
*Corresponding Author : Alka Ahuja, Department of Public Health, Centre for Public Health (U.I.E.A.S.T) Near UIAMS, South Campus, Punjab University, Chandigarh, UT-160014, India, Tel: +91-9988256586, Email: alkaahuja23@gmail.com

Received Date: Apr 14, 2016 / Accepted Date: May 17, 2016 / Published Date: May 24, 2016

Abstract

Objective: A study was conducted to ascertain the impact of dysmenorrhea on quality life of adolescent girls of Chandigarh. Methods: Multistage stratified sampling was done and 5 sectors, 5 villages, 5 slums were selected by lottery method. Then from each area 20 respondents were selected by simple random sampling. A Self-designed interview schedule was used to collect data from 300 Adolescent girls (11-18 years) of Chandigarh during January-May 2012. Demographic & family profile, Menstrual history, symptoms of dysmenorrhea, effect of pain on daily activities, Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to document severity of pain. Results: Majority of girls 184 (61.33%) reported dysmenorrhea. Some of the girls 50 (27%) told that it interfered with their tolerance to stand for long periods whereas one fourth 45 (24.45%) girls said that dysmenorrhea interfered with going to school/office. VAS scale showed that 271 (90.34%) of the girls felt unhappy during menstruation. Conclusion: Dysmenorrhea profoundly affected the Quality of life of adolescent girls.

Keywords: Dysmenorrhea; Adolescent girls; Chandigarh

Citation: Ahuja A,sharma MK, Singh A (2016) Impact of Dysmenorrhea on Quality of Life of Adolescent Girls of Chandigarh. J Child Adolesc Behav 4: 295. Doi: 10.4172/2375-4494.1000295

Copyright: © 2016 Ahuja A. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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