Menstrual characteristics and dysmenorrhea among Palestinian adolescent refugee camp dwellers in the West Bank and Jordan: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Rula Ghandour (Author), Weeam Hammoudeh (Author), Hein Stigum (Author), Rita Giacaman (Author), Heidi Fjeld (Author), Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Women and girls experience menstruation throughout their reproductive years. Normal adolescent menstrual cycles gauge current and future reproductive health. Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation) is the most prevalent menstrual disturbance in adolescents that can be debilitating. T...