Open AccessLife Style Patterns and its Association with Menstrual Problems among Saudi Students in Eastern Province
Author(s) -
N Karout
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of king abdulaziz university. medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1319-1004
DOI - 10.4197/med.22-4.3
Subject(s) - medicine , life style , amenorrhea , cross sectional study , environmental health , association (psychology) , demography , gerontology , psychology , pregnancy , genetics , pathology , sociology , psychotherapist , biology
This paper aims to evaluate the lifestyle of young Saudi women and to examine any association between eating habits, exercise and smoking tobacco with diff erent menstrual dysfunctions. A cross-sectional/correlational survey was conducted on a sample of 412 students from the nursing college in Al Khobar in the Eastern province. The data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire relating to menstrual problems and lifestyle patterns and revealed that an unhealthy lifestyle was common among young Saudi women and was a major concern for public health specialists. Analysis of the data also showed that eating fast food increased the risk of premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea. Smoking had a significant association with premenstrual syndrome and hypermenorrhea; skipping breakfast had an inverse association with amenorrhea.However, the current study did not fi nd any signifi cant association between doing exercise and menstrual disorders. In conclusion, a new trend of lifestyle in Saudi culture needs to be assessed deeply, programs for health promotion are highly recommended, and additional related studies are needed.