THỰC TRẠNG ĐAU BỤNG KINH NGUYÊN PHÁT VÀ PHƯƠNG PHÁP GIẢM ĐAU BỤNG KINH Ở SINH VIÊN CỬ NHÂN ĐIỀU DƯỠNG TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC Y KHOA PHẠM NGỌC THẠCH

Abstract

Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is a common issue, affecting many different aspects of reproductive age women. Choosing and applying methods to relieve menstrual pain (medicine or no medicine or a combination of both) contribute to improving the quality of life, work or learning outcomes during menstruation. Research Methods: In this cross-sectional study, stratified sampling was employed to recruit 160 first- and second-year undergraduate nursing students at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine. A self-administered questionnaire was used, and descriptive statistics were applied. Results: Most students (83.1%) experience dysmenorrhea in the past year, with mainly moderate pain, 4 - 7 points on VAS scale (65.4%). Notably, 7.5% of cases have to miss the class because of the dysmenorrhea. Among students who require intervention for menstrual pain (n=23), nearly 3/4 self-administer pain medication (n=27), and all of them apply the supportive measures to manage their pain. Conclusion: The prevalence of students suffer from dysmenorrhea is relatively high. The appropriate health education program on dysmenorrhea care should be implemented when admitting female students to our university as well as including this content in the curriculum.