An Impact of Stress on Menstrual Irregularity among University Girls Students: A Descriptive Study
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https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt2023517Keywords:
Knowledge, Stress, Menstrual Irregularity, University Girls, Descriptive StudyAbstract
Introduction: stress can be state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation. Stress is a natural human response that prompts us to address challenges and threats in our lives. Everyone experiences stress to some degree. When you’re stressed out, the hormones produced by your body in a stressful situation can trigger a variety of physical and emotional responses. may feel sick, anxious, worried, or nervous, or become tense, angry, short-tempered. Menstrual irregularities may occur with other symptoms depending on the underlying this disease, disorder, or condition. For example, menstrual irregularities due to a pelvic infection may be associated with fever and painful sexual intercourse.
Objective: the objective of the study is to assess knowledge regarding stress and impact of stress on menstrual irregularity. To find out associations between knowledge score and demographic variable.
Methods: the research approach is quantitative, having 300 samples and the study design is descriptive. The research area consist of Parul University and target population is University girls. The tools and technique consist of non-probability convenient technique.
Results: for socio-demographic data, the girls are majorly in the age group between 18-22 years 276(92 %) and day scholars 188(62,7 %) their parents are majorly involved in business 131(43,7 %) and are living in a joint family 161(53,7 %) with the monthly income of 10,000-15,000 96(32 %). Majority of the girls are having good knowledge 172(57,3 %) related to menstrual irregularity and its impact on mental health, there were 101 girls having average knowledge which constituents 33,7 % and only 9 % of girls were having poor knowledge which makes up about 27 samples.
Conclusion: the conclusion of this study to assess knowledge of University Girls Students were analyzed to observe the Impact of Stress on Menstrual Irregularity among University Girls Students, it is considered that knowledge of University Girls Students of 18–35 years age groups are more effective in the increasing of having a stress 276 (92,0 %) of the population of university girls' students. There will be no significant association between knowledge score regarding Impact of Stress on Menstrual Irregularity among University Girls Students with their selected demographic variables is accepted
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