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A survey was conducted to investigate the properties of dysmenorrhea in relation to general properties experienced by female students at the department of dental hygienics in some colleges, symptoms of the condition, dysmenorrhea in relation to living habits, and the factors affecting the condition from May 20 to 30, 2011; then, the survey data from 279 respondents were analyzed by using an SPSS PASW 18.0 program, obtaining the following results.
1. In the survey on dysmenorrhea in relation to general properties, 82.5% of the respondents complained of dysmenorrhea; those who were in higher school year (p=.014) and who were obese rather than thin (p=.031) made more complaint, showing statistically significant differences.
2. As for menstrual symptoms, seniors showed high frequency (64.3%) of experiencing dysmenorrhea during their period (p=.034); those in higher school year (p=.042) were suffering from the higher rate of indigestion during their period, with 50.5% of seniors, showing statistically significant differences.
3. In the survey on the menstrual properties in relations to the build, 60.0% of the obese ones had their first period in their higher school year at elementary school (p=.028), and 43.3% of them were having a larger amount of bleeding during their period (p=.006). 53.3% of the respondents who were somewhat thin had an irregular menstrual cycle (p=.036), showing statistically significant differences.
4. In the survey on dysmenorrhea in relation to menstrual symptoms, 89.3% of the respondents suffering from dysmenorrhea had a large amount of bleeding (p=.012), and 86.6% of them were found to have family history (p=.040). 89.3% of the respondents suffering from dysmenorrhea were also suffering from indigestion (p=.016), showing statistically significant differences.
5. In the survey on dysmenorrhea in relation to living habits, 88.1% of the respondents suffering from dysmenorrhea were having irregular breakfast (p=.002), and 89.2% of them were having an unbalanced diet (p=.033), showing statistically significant differences.
6. The factors affecting dysmenorrhea included the school year (p=.003), the build (p=.004), the amount of bleeding (p=.006), and regularity of breakfast (p=.013), with 13.6% explanation (p=.000), showing statistically significant differences.