The relationship between food frequency and menstrual distress in high school females

摘要: Background: Nutrition pattern is one of the important factors predicting menstrual distress, which varies among different cultures and countries. The purpose this study to determine relationship between food frequency distress in high school girls from Mashhad. Materials Methods: This cross‑sectional was conducted 2012 using a two‑stage sampling method on 407 female students Mashhad who met inclusion criteria. Subjects completed questionnaires demographic characteristics, frequency, Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) during three phases cycle (a week before bleeding, bleeding period, after menstruation). collected data were analyzed by statistical tests such as Pearson correlation coefficient test, independent Student’s t ‑test, one‑way analysis variance (ANOVA). Results: Results showed that 87.7% at moderate economic status, 82.2% exposed cigarette smoke, 94.8% had mothers without university education, 9.4% working mothers. About 71% reported minor pre‑menstruation 81% 39% post‑menstruation distress. In addition, mean (SD) values for sweet–fatty foods, salty–fatty fast caffeine 3.6, 3.3, 1.3, 10.2 per week, respectively. test no significant total menstruation ( P > 0.05). Conclusions: With regard inappropriate intensity health care educational efforts prevention promotion society are duties workers, results can help officials involved education emphasize nutrition students.