Self-care strategies and sources of knowledge on menstruation in 12,526 young women with dysmenorrhea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

摘要: Introduction: Dysmenorrhea (period pain) is common and affects around three quarters of all young women under the age 25. The majority women, for a variety reasons, think period pain as ‘normal’ something to be managed or endured. This normalisation often reinforced by family friends results in using self-care strategies manage their rather than seeking medical advice. systematic review meta-analysis examined observational studies reporting on prevalence different types self-care, both pharmaceutical non-pharmaceutical, self-rated effectiveness sources information menstruation 25 Methods: A search Medline, PsychINFO, EMBASE CINAHL English was carried out from 1980 December 2018. Studies that reported menstrual were included. Results: Nine hundred forty-seven articles screened. Twenty-four including 12,526 eligible included meta-analysis. Fifteen low, lower-middle upper-middle-income countries (LMIC) nine high income (HIC). Self-care used over half (55%, 95%CI 34.1–74.3) with (48%, 40.0–57.0) non-pharmaceutical (51.8%, 31.3–71.7) options used. Paracetamol most analgesic (28.7%, 19.6–39.9) but did not always provide sufficient relief almost those it. Contraceptive use significantly higher (P<0.001) HIC (22%) compared LMIC (1%). Only 11% (95%CI 8.4–15.2) seeing doctor pain. Conclusions: usage, common, necessarily choosing effective management. High-quality urgently needed.