A STUDY TO ASSESS THE MENSTRUAL ABNORMALITIES, WITH LIFE STYLE PRACTICE AMONG THE WOMEN IN REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP IN SELECTED RURAL AREAS, PUDUCHERRY

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Elamathi Elamurugan , Dr. S. Sarojini , N. Girthiga

Adolescent Girls, Dysmenorrhea, Menarche, Menstrual abnormalities, Premenstrual syndrome

Menstrual cycle is an important indicator of women's reproductive health. Menstrual bleeding cessation is one of the most frequent gynecologic disorders among women in reproductive age. Dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological condition with painful menstrual cramps of uterine origin. This study aim was to assess the menstrual abnormalities with life style practices among the women in reproductive age group. The samples 210 women were selected with convenience sampling technique and questionnaire was conducted in different selected rural areas of Puducherry. These questionnaires were based on socioeconomic data, dietary and physical activities, and menstrual abnormalities. The study result shows that age of menarche was 13.5 ± 0.64 years. Dysmenorrhea (62.75%), premenstrual syndrome (PMS) (40.42%), and irregular cycle (28.72%) were observed common problems among adolescent girls. In this study, 140 (39.37%) respondents had good practice of menstrual hygiene. The findings of the study showed a significant positive association between good practices of menstrual hygiene and years of education of the study subject (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =9.3, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.4–19.5), having a higher socioeconomic status (AOR = 9.27, 95% CI: 4.7–18.03). menstrual variables duration of menstrual pain (2=12.937, p=0.012), family history of menstrual related problems (2=5.993, p=0.050) and dysmenorrhea (2=7.037, p=0.030) had shown statistically significant association with level of lifestyle practice among women in the reproductive age group at p<0.05 level respectively and the other menstrual variables had not shown statistically significant association with level of lifestyle practice among women in the reproductive age group. The result showed that dysmenorrhea, PMS, and menstrual irregularities were directly associated with dietary habits and physical activities. Dysmenorrhea was associated with eating junk food (66.10%), and PMS was associated with lacking of physical activities (78.94%)The result suggests that feeding habit and physical activities directly affecting the menstrual health of adolescent.

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Elamathi Elamurugan , Dr. S. Sarojini, & N. Girthiga (December-2022). A STUDY TO ASSESS THE MENSTRUAL ABNORMALITIES, WITH LIFE STYLE PRACTICE AMONG THE WOMEN IN REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP IN SELECTED RURAL AREAS, PUDUCHERRY. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 7(12), b769-b813. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2212187.pdf

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