Association of Insomnia and Academic Stress with the onset of Dysmenorrhea among females of Lahore, Pakistan

Disturbed sleep and menstrual symptoms are prevalent health conditions with limited successful treatments. This study aimed to detect the association between sleep problems and menstrual symptoms among young women in Lahore. In this cross-sectional study, 150 young women aged 12 to 25 years and residing in Lahore City were recruited using a multistage random method. The participants were interviewed for their premenstrual disorders, primary dysmenorrhea, average daily hours of sleep, academic stress, smoking habits, menstrual health, family history and insomnia during the previous 3 months.

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Title: ScienceOpen Preprints

Publisher: ScienceOpen

Publication date (Electronic preprint): 1 June 2022

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[1 ] Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore

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[* ]Email: iqrayasin114@ 123456gmail.com .

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Iqra Y. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2575-9991

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DOI: 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-.PPKVIFF.v1

SO-VID: 836e1f57-07fd-466a-84d6-c02f04249891

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Date received : 1 June 2022

Data availability: All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article (and its supplementary information files).

ScienceOpen disciplines: Statistics,Life sciences

Keywords: dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhea in pakistani females, insomnia and dysmenorrhea, academic stress and dysmenorrhea

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Woosley Julie A., Lichstein Kenneth L.. Dysmenorrhea, the Menstrual Cycle, and Sleep. Behavioral Medicine. Vol. 40(1):14–21. 2014. Informa UK Limited. [Cross Ref]
Sahin Sevil, Ozdemir Kevser, Unsal Alaattin, Arslan Refika. Review of Frequency of Dysmenorrhea and Some Associated Factors and Evaluation of the Relationship between Dysmenorrhea and Sleep Quality in University Students. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. Vol. 78(3):179–185. 2014. S. Karger AG. [Cross Ref]

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[1] Woosley Julie A., Lichstein Kenneth L.. Dysmenorrhea, the Menstrual Cycle, and Sleep. Behavioral Medicine. Vol. 40(1):14–21. 2014. Informa UK Limited. [Cross Ref]

[2] Sahin Sevil, Ozdemir Kevser, Unsal Alaattin, Arslan Refika. Review of Frequency of Dysmenorrhea and Some Associated Factors and Evaluation of the Relationship between Dysmenorrhea and Sleep Quality in University Students. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. Vol. 78(3):179–185. 2014. S. Karger AG. [Cross Ref]