Prevalence of dysmenorrhoea and its associated factors among female medical students at Kampala International University Western Campus
The study aimed to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and its associated factors among female medicalstudents at Kampala international University–western campus. A descriptive cross sectional study design wasconducted in order to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and its associated factors among female medicalstudents at Kampala International University Ishaka. A cross sectional study is chosen due to its ability to providequantitative data. The study was conducted among female medical students that is; those offering certificate,diploma and bachelor nursing at Kampala International University western campus Ishaka. The study sampled259 respondents to represent the whole population. The data collected was statistically analyzed and documentedusing Microsoft Excel. The excel file was imported into a software Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS)version 21. Among the respondents 6.9% had experience their first menstrual period at age of 12, 37.8% of therespondents experience at age of 12-14, 44.8% of the respondents experience at age 15-16 while 10.4% of therespondents experience at age of 16. It was concluded that prevalence of the dysmenorrhea is high in our studypopulation. So, from the study it can be concluded that dysmenorrhea is a very common problem among girls, suchhigh prevalence makes dysmenorrhea a significant public health problem among young students that demandssome attention from policy makers. The recommended that enlightenment programmes should be organizedperiodically by the school health nurses on the various management strategies for menstrual disorders and how touse them effectively.Keywords: dysmenorrhea, menstrual period and disorders