Relationship between Body Mass Index and Menstrual Pattern for Female Students | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2015, Pages 1-15 PDF (292.69 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2015.211189 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nora Shehata Shehata1; Mohamed Abd EL Salam Mohamed1; Soad Abdelsalam Ramadan2 | ||
| 1Obstetrics and Gynecology Departement, Faculty of medicine, Benha University | ||
| 2Obstetrics and Women Health Nursing Department, Faculty of nursing, Benha University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Respirator Background: Obesity is often expressed in terms of body mass index (BMI). Obesity is a condition of having excess body weight with a BMI over 30 Kg/m2. Aim of this study is to assess relationship between body mass index and menstrual pattern among female university students.A descriptive designwas used in this study. Convenience sampleconsisted of 100 female students in Nursing and Medicine colleges'from total number of eligible female students in two faculties of Nursing and Medicine at Benha University was 2362: 1288 infaculty of medicine, and 1074 infaculty of nursingstudents, constituted the main study sample afterapplyinginclusion criteria:-Students age ranging from 18-25 years old, Unmarried,willing to participate in study, Weight over 30 kg of normal weight(Normal weight: BMI is 18.5 to 24.9).Data were collected through Tools, a structured self-administered questionnaire, a physical assessment sheet and menstrual abnormality sheet. The resultthe majority of students were suffering from menstrual disorders, mostly (93%) dysmenorrhea. The study recommended that undergraduate must be involved in nutrition and weight control education to help preventing overweight. , importance of herbs and measure that relieves premenstrual syndrome. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Obesity; Body mass index; Menstruation | ||
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