A cross � sectional study on the prevalence Dysmenorrhoea among women in the reproductive age group (15 � 49 years) in a Chennai based rural population

Dr. Christina Mary P Paul; Dr. Veena Paul V.S; Dr. K.K.Duttagupta; Dr. G.Y.Mythili; Dr.K.Loganthan; Dr P.A.Archana Lakshmi

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

A cross � sectional study on the prevalence Dysmenorrhoea among women in the reproductive age group (15 � 49 years) in a Chennai based rural population

Dr. Christina Mary P Paul, Dr. Veena Paul V. S, Dr. K. K. Duttagupta, Dr. G. Y. Mythili, Dr. K. Loganthan, Dr P. A. Archana Lakshmi

Abstract :

A cross – sectional study was done on 327 women in the reproductive age group who were selected by simple random sampling. The study was conducted in a rural population served by Thiruninravur Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Thiruvallur district. Of the study subjects , 52.6 % were less than or equal to 30 years of age and the rest 47.4 % were more than 30 years of age. The study population comprised of Hindus, predominantly (82.3%), most of the study population were from low socio – economic status (78%). The prevalence of dysmennorhoea in the study population was found to be 56.27 with a 95 % C.I of 50.89 – 61.65. The high prevalence of dysmenorrhea in the study population emphasizes on the need for promotion of menstrual health in the rural population of Chennai.