Prevalence and Predictors of Dysmenorrhea, Its Effect, and Coping Mechanisms among Adolescents in Shai Osudoku District, Ghana

• Main Authors: Kwabena Acheampong (Author), Dorothy Baffour-Awuah (Author), Daniel Ganu (Author), Stalla Appiah (Author), Xionfeng Pan (Author), Atipatsa Kaminga (Author), Aizhong Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Dysmenorrhea has been the most common gynecological problem worldwide. Reports of dysmenorrhea are greatest among individuals in their late teens and 20s and usually declining with age. It has also been reported that dysmenorrhea affects more than 80% of women in the reproductive age. Th...