Article: Patterns of self-medication in primary dysmenorrhea among nursing students of patan academy of health sciences
| creativeworkseries.issn | Online ISSN: 2676-1424; Print ISSN: 2676-1319 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gupta, Mayuri | |
| dc.contributor.author | Joshi, Mili | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aryal, Sushant | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Ram Krishna | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kafle, Sajala | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shakya, Tripti | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Pharmacology, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Pharmacology, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Pharmacology, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Pharmacology, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Pharmacology, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur | |
| dc.creator.affiliation | Department of Anatomy, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-10-07T10:14:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-10-07T10:14:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Dysmenorrhea is a common periodic menstrual pain in young women without pelvic pathology characterized by lower abdominal cramps, starting within the first 8 to 72 hours of menstruation. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 153 nursing students. They were selected by enumerate sampling technique. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Point estimate and 95.0% confidence interval were calculated. Among 153 nursing students, 145 had primary dysmenorrhea and self-medication was found in 88 (57.52%) students. Among all the self-medications, paracetamol was most common which was used by 40 (26.1%) students, followed by Mefenamic acid, in 36 (23.5%) students. The prevalence of self-medication in primary dysmenorrhea among undergraduate students was lower. Therefore, health professional consultation must be promoted to help students with dysmenorrhea. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3126/nmcj.v27i3.84425 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/8021 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical College Pvt. Ltd. | |
| dc.subject | Dysmenorrhea | |
| dc.subject | VAS score | |
| dc.subject | Self-medication | |
| dc.title | Patterns of self-medication in primary dysmenorrhea among nursing students of patan academy of health sciences | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 232 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 229 | |
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