Premenstrual Symptoms and Dysmenorrhoea among Muslim Women in Zaria, Nigeria

Background/objective:To document the premenstrual and menstrual symptoms of Muslim women, with a view to providing adequate and sensitive care.Methods: Two hundred Muslim women were interviewed at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital and Muslim Specialist Hospital, both in Zaria between August...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of African medicine 2007-06, Vol.6 (2), p.68-72
Hauptverfasser:	Sule, S. T, Umar, H. Suleiman, Madugu, N. H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Diagnosis Dysmenorrhea Dysmenorrhea - physiopathology Dysmenorrhea - psychology Female Health aspects Health Services Needs and Demand Health Status Health Status Indicators Health Surveys Humans Interviews as Topic Islam Middle Aged Nigeria Premenstrual symptoms, dysmenorrhoea Premenstrual syndrome Premenstrual Syndrome - physiopathology Premenstrual Syndrome - psychology Risk factors Symptôme prémenstruel, dysmenorrhée Women, Muslim
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Zusammenfassung:	Background/objective:To document the premenstrual and menstrual symptoms of Muslim women, with a view to providing adequate and sensitive care.Methods: Two hundred Muslim women were interviewed at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital and Muslim Specialist Hospital, both in Zaria between August and October 2003. Results: Premenstrual symptoms were present in 23.8% of the women and breast pain was the commonest symptom (50%). Self-medication was practiced by those who needed medication for the premenstrual symptoms (29.8%). Premenstrual symptoms were significantly associated with lower parity (p = 0.02), previous (p = 0.03) and current (p = 0.01) contraceptive use and dysmenorrhoea (p =
ISSN:	1596-3519
DOI:	10.4103/1596-3519.55713