Determining the Occurrence and Effect of Dysmenorrhea on the Productivity of IDs 121 & 122 Female DLSU-IS Students Manila

• Main Authors: Ang, Linette Belle L.T., Bautista, Yzabelle C., Chan, Suzandra Kirstin Mikaela C., Pedres, Jemina Gwyneth D., Siy, Valerie A.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2023
• Subjects: dysmenorrhea; menstruation; intensity of dysmenorrhea; productivity; coping mechanisms
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2023/poster_fnh/4; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1760/viewcontent/PP_FNH_Ang_Bautista_Chan_Pedres_Siy___Suzandra_Kirstin_Mikaela_Chan.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Dysmenorrhea, the abdominal pain experienced during menstruation, has been prevalent in a vast percentage of women across the globe. Numerous studies stated that dysmenorrhea has taken a toll on the productivity of women, and further develops into a public health problem that negatively affects the economy. Inspired by this, the study aimed to determine the effect of the different intensity levels of dysmenorrhea and various applications of coping mechanisms in the productivity level of female IDs 121 and 122 students by means of distributing an online survey. The study gathered a sample of 78 respondents. Their responses were used for inference on the population proportion, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, and Mann-Whitney U test. Upon conducting the study, with a confidence level of 90%, the interval from 71% to 86% is said to contain the true proportion of the DLSU SHS female students that follows a regular menstrual cycle and experience dysmenorrhea, and 88% to 99% was found to be using coping mechanisms during their menstrual cycle. Moreover, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient showed no correlation between the intensity level of dysmenorrhea and the productivity level before applying coping mechanisms. Finally, through the Mann-Whitney U test, a significant difference was found between the productivity levels before and after administering coping mechanisms. With these, the study concluded no correlation between the intensity of dysmenorrhea and productivity levels without coping mechanisms and a significant difference in the productivity level before and after applying coping mechanisms.