Factors affecting Dysmenorrhea in Undergraduate Students / 한국간호교육학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate dysmenorrhea in undergraduate students and its affecting factors. METHOD: The survey was conducted with 453 students at 4 nursing school in Seoul, Incheon, Chungcheongbuk and Jeollabuk Province. Data were collected from September to December 2013, and analyzed with SPSS Windows 21.0. RESULTS: In a final model of hierarchial multiple regression, menarcheal age (beta=-0.13, p=.003), menstrual amount (beta=0.17, p=.001), stress (beta=0.18, p=.010) habit of sitting by crossing one's legs (beta=0.14, p=.003) were associated with dysmenorrhea in undergraduate students. These factors attributed to 12.0% of variance in the dysmenorrhea of undergraduate students. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that dysmenorrhea in undergraduate student could be influenced by habit of sitting by crossing one's legs as well as menstrual history and stress. Ultimately, intervention program including correct of cross-legged sitting postures can be effective for undergraduate students to alleviate dysmenorrhea.