The Impact of Primary Dysmenorrhea on the Level of Physical Activity among College age Students

Abstract

Background: Dysmenorrhea is one of the most prevalent adolescent health problems. Aim . This study
aimed to evaluate the impact of primary dysmenorrhea on the level of physical activity among female
students at the College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in this study. Purposive sampling technique was used to
enroll seventy-nine female students who reported moderate to severe pain and recruited from Physiotherapy
and Health Rehabilitation Department from the middle of April to the end of August. A self-administered
questionnaire, was designed to collect required data in this research.
Results: from the present study showed that there was a significant impact of pain on the absenteeism,
low concentration, poor academic performance, and reduced physical activity. All those effects were
accompanied by higher pain rating scale (p-value 0.0001, 0, 0001, 0.011and 0.023 respectively).
Conclusion: Most of the female students had experienced a variety of dysmenorrhea degrees that may have
an adverse effect on the number of physical activity limitations and other variables such as absenteeism, low
concentration, and poor academic performance.