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Document Type : Thesis 
Document Title :
THE IMPACT OF DYSMENORRHEA ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG FEMALE NURSING STUDENTS
تأثير عسر الطمث على الأداء الأكاديمي بين طالبات التمريض
 
Subject : Faculty of Nursing 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : The Impact of Dysmenorrhea on Academic Performance among Female Nursing Students at King Abdulaziz University Background: Dysmenorrhea is a painful menstrual cramps of uterine origin. Dysmenorrhea has an adverse effect on daily life and academic performance, causing recurrent short-term class/faculty absenteeism among university female students. Aim: This study aimed to assess the impact of dysmenorrhea on academic performance among female nursing students at King Abdulaziz University (KAU). Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted in Faculty of Nursing at KAU in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Purposive sampling technique was used to enroll 194 Bachelor nursing students out of 340. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, which was designed for this research. The questionnaire was anonymously which completed by each participant who were consented to participate in the study. Results: The results from present study showed that the prevalence of dysmenorrhea was reported by (n=194, 57%) Bachelor nursing students. More than half of participated nursing students (n = 117, 60.4%) reported that they had moderate menstrual pain while (n = 42, 21.6%) reported that their menstrual pain was severe. The study revealed that severity of pain among dysmenorrheal nursing students had negative effect on their academic performances (p<0.05). The result also showed that statistical significance was found among severity of pain and class/faculty absentees, loss of concentration in class and during exam, inability to complete the assignments and inability to participate in extra-activities (p<0.05). Conclusion and Recommendations: This study confirmed that there was a negative impact of dysmenorrhea on academic performance of nursing students. The results were provide an evidence supported for the important of developing effective educational interventions targeting on on pain management and focusing on building and sustaining self-care management among nursing student 
Supervisor : Dr. Ahmed Al-Zahrani 
Thesis Type : Master Thesis 
Publishing Year : 1440 AH
2019 AD 
Added Date : Tuesday, April 23, 2019 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
فوزيه حامد الغامديAl-Ghamdi, Fawzia HamidResearcherMaster 

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