Ann Acad Med Singap
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Ann Acad Med Singap · May 1992
A prevalence study of dysmenorrhoea in female residents aged 15-54 years in Clementi Town, Singapore.
A community-based questionnaire survey to study the prevalence of dysmenorrhoea, its associated risk factors and impact on daily living was carried out on a random sample of 415 female persons aged 15 to 54 residing in Housing Development Board flats in Clementi Town. The overall prevalence of dysmenorrhoea, defined as one or more episodes of menstrual cramp or pain in the previous year, not due to a diagnosed gynaecological disease, was 51.3%. ⋯ Among those with dysmenorrhoea, about 52% of students, 42% of working women, and 30% of housewives reported that their ability to perform work was affected. About 6% of all women consulted a doctor for their problem, and 10% of all employed women reported having been sick-absent because of dysmenorrhoea.