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BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE SEEKING REGARDING DYSMENORRHEA AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY OF TABUK, KSA
Omnia Samir Elseifi, Rana Eidhah M Almalki, Nawal Ali S Alharthi, Hanan Rizqallah Alharbi.
Background: Dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological problem, its prevalence is high all around the world, and dysmenorrhea affects the lives of women, despite its prevalence and impact on health and social life it remains under diagnosed and under treated because women who suffer from dysmenorrhea usually don't seek health care.
Objectives: determine the barriers that prevent seeking healthcare for dysmenorrhea among female students in University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Substance and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in University of Tabuk KSA. Three hundred and fifty-nine female students were included; using an electronic questionnaire to collect the data. Data entry and analysis were performed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS.
Results: The prevalence of dysmenorrhea among the participants was 92.5 %. However, 80.4% from those who had dysmenorrhea did not seek health care. The most common reason for not seeking health care is their belief that pain is a normal natural process of menstruation, taking advice from others, using the internet, or the psychological barrier of fear from effects of treatment.
Conclusion and Recommendations: We concluded that dysmenorrhea is highly prevalent among female students at University of Tabuk (92.5%), but most of them don't seek health care for dysmenorrhea (80.4%). There are a wide variety of barriers related to female belief that it's a normal condition for example, social issues or using the internet as a source of information and advice. Therefore, awareness campaigns must be held to increase the awareness about dysmenorrhea and its management among female students in University of Tabuk and other females in our society.
To cite this article: Elseifi OS, Almalki RE, Alharthi NA, Alharbi HR. Barriers to Health Care Seeking Regarding Dysmenorrhea among Female Students, University Of Tabuk, KSA. Saudi Med J Students. 2019;1(1).5-14
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