| 总结: | Dysmenorrhea is one of the common gynecologic complaints in adolescent girls seen in
primary care. The purposes of this study are to identify the comparison of dysmenorrhea
among the urban and rural secondary school students in Tanah Merah, Kelantan. The
respondents were selected through a purposive sampling that meets the inclusion criteria
for this study which are 200 female secondaiy school students from both urban and rural
area schools. Data was collected consisted of four main sections which are a combination
of self-developed and already validated questionnaires. It comprises of the impact of
menstruation by using Menstrual Attitude Questionaire (MAQ) that consists of 13
questions, menstruation history of the respondent and also mother’s history that consists
of 11 questions and the menstrual knowledge by using the Menstrual Knowledge
Questionaire (MKQ) that comprises of 14 questions. Significant associations were found
in level of dysmenorrhea between urban and rural school with the p value is <0.001 and
also in level of knowledge between urban and rural female secondary school students
with the p value is 0.03. The independent t test and correlations test were performed to
analyze the associations. Nurses need this understanding as a guideline in the planning of
a more effective, strategic screening program among female adolescents and to treat them
according to their setting of environment.
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