Kumar, Shalini Vijaya (2026) The relationship between body mass index, dietary iron intake, and dysmenorrhea among female students in Universiti Sains Malaysia. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
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Abstract
Dysmenorrhea is a common menstrual disorder among women of reproductive age. This study aimed to determine the relationship between BMI, dietary iron intake and dysmenorrhea among female students in Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia (USMKK). A cross-sectional study was conducted with 140 female students. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, weight, height, dysmenorrhea presence, dysmenorrhea severity, and dietary iron intake were collected with a self-administered questionnaire and a 3-day diet recall. Dysmenorrhea severity was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and dietary iron intake was analyzed using NutritionistPro. Collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics Version 31 using descriptive statistics and Fisher’s Exact tests. The sample was predominantly Malay (67.9%) with a mean age of 21.68 (SD=1.32) from the School of Health Sciences (52.1%), where the majority were from year 3 (35.7%). The mean height (157.9, SD=6.866) and weight (55.55, SD=12.58) where the prevalence of normal BMI (47.9%) was high. The finding shows that dysmenorrhea was highly prevalent (95.7%), with moderate dysmenorrhea (45.7%) being the most common severity level. Inadequate iron intake was also highly prevalent (95.7%). Fisher's exact tests show no significant association observed between BMI and the presence (p=0.448) or severity of dysmenorrhea (p=0.824). Similarly, Fisher's exact tests show no significant association observed between dietary iron intake and the presence (p=1.000) or severity of dysmenorrhea (p=0.848). In conclusion, these findings suggest that although dysmenorrhea is highly prevalent among female students of USMKK, BMI and dietary iron intake were not associated with the presence and severity of dysmenorrhea.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Project Report) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Dysmenorrhea |
| Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research |
| Divisions: | Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan (School of Health Sciences) > Monograph |
| Depositing User: | MUHAMMAD AKIF AIMAN AB SHUKOR |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2026 04:00 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2026 06:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/64901 |
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