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The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study

Background This study aimed to determine menstrual characteristics and related morbidities among adolescent girls living in Sabah, North Borneo, a less-developed state in Malaysia. Methods Data were obtained from a quantitative survey conducted in three government high schools located in Ranau, Saba...

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Main Authors:	Azhary, Jerilee Mariam Khong, Leng, Lai Kim, Razali, Nuguelis, Sulaiman, Sofiah, Abd Wahab, Ana Vetriana, Adlan, Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad, Hassan, Jamiyah
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Subjects:	HQ The family. Marriage. Woman RG Gynecology and obstetrics
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spelling	my.um.eprints.415332023-10-15T13:01:29Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/41533/ The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study Azhary, Jerilee Mariam Khong Leng, Lai Kim Razali, Nuguelis Sulaiman, Sofiah Abd Wahab, Ana Vetriana Adlan, Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Hassan, Jamiyah HQ The family. Marriage. Woman RG Gynecology and obstetrics Background This study aimed to determine menstrual characteristics and related morbidities among adolescent girls living in Sabah, North Borneo, a less-developed state in Malaysia. Methods Data were obtained from a quantitative survey conducted in three government high schools located in Ranau, Sabah. The participants were adolescent girls who had attained menarche between the ages of 14 and 19. Results Based on the analysis of questionnaires completed by 757 adolescent girls, the mean age at the time of the survey was 17 +/- 1.4 years, and the mean menarche age was 12.2 +/- 1.1 years. Our data demonstrated that 85.7% of the participants experienced dysmenorrhoea, of which at least 42.1% (mean pain score +/- SD: 4.81 +/- 0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.72, 4.90) experienced moderate dysmenorrhoea, and 11.2% (mean pain score +/- SD: 7.86 +/- 0.94, 95% CI 7.64, 8.08) experienced severe dysmenorrhoea. Over 70% of these girls complained of tiredness, headache, and appetite changes during menses. Conclusions The prevalence of menstrual disorders and related morbidities was high among the girls residing in Sabah. Reproductive health issues in rural and socioeconomically deprived areas remains poorly addressed. The main consequence of neglecting menstrual disorders and their related morbidities is impaired future sexual reproductive health in adults. Thus, addressing adolescent reproductive health issues is crucial, especially for girls living in areas where access to healthcare is difficult. The information gathered from this study can be used to strategize effective interventions to improve adolescents' reproductive health status in rural areas. BMC 2022-08 Article PeerReviewed Azhary, Jerilee Mariam Khong and Leng, Lai Kim and Razali, Nuguelis and Sulaiman, Sofiah and Abd Wahab, Ana Vetriana and Adlan, Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad and Hassan, Jamiyah (2022) The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study. BMC Womens Health, 22 (1). ISSN 1472-6874, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01929-1 <https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01929-1>. 10.1186/s12905-022-01929-1
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topic	HQ The family. Marriage. Woman RG Gynecology and obstetrics
spellingShingle	HQ The family. Marriage. Woman RG Gynecology and obstetrics Azhary, Jerilee Mariam Khong Leng, Lai Kim Razali, Nuguelis Sulaiman, Sofiah Abd Wahab, Ana Vetriana Adlan, Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Hassan, Jamiyah The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study
description	Background This study aimed to determine menstrual characteristics and related morbidities among adolescent girls living in Sabah, North Borneo, a less-developed state in Malaysia. Methods Data were obtained from a quantitative survey conducted in three government high schools located in Ranau, Sabah. The participants were adolescent girls who had attained menarche between the ages of 14 and 19. Results Based on the analysis of questionnaires completed by 757 adolescent girls, the mean age at the time of the survey was 17 +/- 1.4 years, and the mean menarche age was 12.2 +/- 1.1 years. Our data demonstrated that 85.7% of the participants experienced dysmenorrhoea, of which at least 42.1% (mean pain score +/- SD: 4.81 +/- 0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.72, 4.90) experienced moderate dysmenorrhoea, and 11.2% (mean pain score +/- SD: 7.86 +/- 0.94, 95% CI 7.64, 8.08) experienced severe dysmenorrhoea. Over 70% of these girls complained of tiredness, headache, and appetite changes during menses. Conclusions The prevalence of menstrual disorders and related morbidities was high among the girls residing in Sabah. Reproductive health issues in rural and socioeconomically deprived areas remains poorly addressed. The main consequence of neglecting menstrual disorders and their related morbidities is impaired future sexual reproductive health in adults. Thus, addressing adolescent reproductive health issues is crucial, especially for girls living in areas where access to healthcare is difficult. The information gathered from this study can be used to strategize effective interventions to improve adolescents' reproductive health status in rural areas.
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author	Azhary, Jerilee Mariam Khong Leng, Lai Kim Razali, Nuguelis Sulaiman, Sofiah Abd Wahab, Ana Vetriana Adlan, Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Hassan, Jamiyah
author_facet	Azhary, Jerilee Mariam Khong Leng, Lai Kim Razali, Nuguelis Sulaiman, Sofiah Abd Wahab, Ana Vetriana Adlan, Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Hassan, Jamiyah
author_sort	Azhary, Jerilee Mariam Khong
title	The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study
title_short	The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study
title_full	The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study
title_fullStr	The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study
title_full_unstemmed	The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study
title_sort	prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in north borneo, malaysia: a questionnaire-based study
publisher	BMC
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The prevalence of menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls living in North Borneo, Malaysia: A questionnaire-based study

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