Tradiational Practices Self Reported by Nursing Studnets to Relieve Dysmenorrhea

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Teaching specialist in Imbaba Technical Health Institute

2 Maternity and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

3 Obstetrics and Woman Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

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Introduction: Child The study aimed to assess traditional practices self-reported by nursing students to relieve dysmenorrhea. The study design was descriptive design. Setting: the study was conducted in nursing technical secondary school at Benha university hospital. Sampling: purposive sample that consisted of 150 students suffered from dysmenorrhea in the three years of the nursing secondary school. Tools of data collection: structured interviewing questionnaire, knowledge assessment sheet and assessment of used traditional practices by nursing students. Results: 64.7%of the studied sample had unsatisfactory knowledge about dysmenorrhea, 37.1% of studied students always used many of traditional practices to relieve dysmenorrheal and 44% of studied sample satisfied with traditional practices used for menstrual pain relief. Conclusion: Less than two thirds of the studied students always used many of traditional practices to relieve dysmenorrhea. The most common traditional method was drinking natural herbs followed by taking a warm bath and massaging the abdomen as reported by females. Recommendations: Encouraging the student females to use traditional methods in the first days of menses for relieving dysmenorrhea.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 9, Issue 3
September 2018
Pages 43-59

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