Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Female Nursing Students regarding Dysmenorrhea.

Mohamed Bedier, Alaa; Abd-El Salam Ramadan, Soad; Amin Gaafar, Hanan; Abdel-Wahab Afify Araby, Ola

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2025.448845

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Female Nursing Students regarding Dysmenorrhea.

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¹ Nursing Specialist at Hospital of Shebin El-Kom, Egypt

² Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

³ Assistant Prof. of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

10.21608/jnsbu.2025.448845

Abstract

Background: Dysmenorrhea is the most common problem women of childbearing age face. It is defined as painful uterine cramping associated with menstruation. Many girls have faulty knowledge about dysmenorrhea that led to negative attitude and improper health practices to relive dysmenorrhea. The aim of study was to assess of knowledge, attitude and practices among female nursing students regarding dysmenorrhea. Research design: A descriptive study design was used to fulfill the aim of study. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing/ Benha University. Subjects: A purposive sample of 125 female nursing students. Tools of data collection: Four tools were used for data collection; Tool I: A structured self-administrated questionnaire, Tool II: Students' knowledge Questionnaire, Tool III: Students' attitude Questionnaire and Tool IV: Students' reported health practices sheet. Results: The present study revealed that, more than half of the studied students had inadequate knowledge regarding dysmenorrhea. Also, less than two-thirds of them had negative attitude regarding dysmenorrhea. Moreover, less than three-quarters of them had unsatisfactory level of reported health practices regarding dysmenorrhea. There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge, attitude and reported health practices scores regarding dysmenorrhea. Conclusion: Many students had inadequate knowledge, negative attitude and unsatisfactory for reported health practices regarding dysmenorrhea. Recommendations: Health education programs for female nursing students must be reconstructed to improve students' knowledge about menstruation and dysmenorrhea and encouraging the female nursing students to follow the health practices during menses for relieving dysmenorrhea.

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