SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Factors Associated with the Prevalence and Severity of Menstrual-Related Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07047222 (Behavioral Change Communication Intervention in Menstrual Disorder Management Among Female University Students in Bangladesh), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Behavioral Change Communication Intervention in Menstrual Disorder Management Among Female University Students in Bangladesh
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and associated factors of primary dysmenorrhea among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of exercise on menstrual symptoms: a randomized controlled trial.BMC women's health · 2025Trial
- Neighborhood disadvantage and menstrual disturbances in a preconception cohort.Fertility and sterility · 2026Article
- Self-reported menstrual-related physical and psychological symptoms and health-seeking behaviour among rural school-going adolescent girls in Bangladesh.BMC women's health · 2026Article
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- Factors Associated with Severe Primary Dysmenorrhea in Adolescent Girls: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Association between depression, sleep disturbance, and irregular menstrual cycles: insights from the NHANES 2005-2018.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Trajectories of menstrual symptoms and blood pressure in midlife: a prospective cohort study on Australian women.Journal of human hypertension · 2025Article
- A survey assessing the impact of symptoms related to the menstrual cycle and perceptions of workplace productivity: considerations for employer-sponsored menstrual health programs.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Prediction premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with anxiety, and depression in female students.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Premenstrual Syndrome in Chinese Adolescent Girls.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- The correlation between RLS and motor or other non-motor symptoms of PD patients: an observational study.BMC neurology · 2025Observational
- Association between stress and dysmenorrhea among Chinese female adolescent students: a cross-sectional epidemiology study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Generational differences in associations between health conditions in young women and BMI categories.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Article
- The Association Between Menstrual Disorders and Workforce Participation: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
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- Prevalence of menstrual pain and symptoms and their association with age and BMI among Japanese female app users.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Analysis of dysmenorrhea-related factors in adenomyosis and development of a risk prediction model.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Comparison of factors associated with the occurrence of menstruation-related symptoms in Japanese women without exercise habits and female soccer players: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Influence of tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking on dysmenorrhoea: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Taiwan Biobank.BMJ open · 2025Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This study aimed to identify factors associated with the prevalence and severity of menstrual-related symptoms. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021208432). We conducted literature searches of PubMed and Ichushi-Web and used the Jonna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist to assess the quality. Of the 77 studies included in the meta-analysis, significant odds ratios (ORs) were obtained for eight factors associated with primary dysmenorrhea (PD): age ≥ 20 years (OR: 1.18; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.04−1.34), body mass index (BMI) < 18.5 kg/m2 (OR: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.01−2.26), longer menstrual periods (OR: 0.16; 95% CI: 0.04−0.28), irregular menstrual cycle (OR: 1.28; 95% CI: 1.13−1.45), family history of PD (OR: 3.80; 95% CI: 2.18−6.61), stress (OR: 1.88; 95% CI: 1.30−2.72), sleeping hours < 7 h (OR: 1.19; 95% CI: 1.04−1.35), and bedtime after 23:01 (OR: 1.30; 95% CI: 1.16−1.45). Two factors were associated with severity of PD (moderate vs. severe): BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (OR: 1.89; 95% CI: 1.01−3.54) and smoking (OR: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.08−3.47). PD severity (mild vs. severe) and prevalence of premenstrual syndrome were associated with BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (OR: 1.91; 95% CI: 1.04−3.50) and smoking (OR: 1.86; 95% CI: 1.31−2.66), respectively. The identified risk factors could be utilized to construct an appropriate strategy to improve menstrual symptoms and support women’s health.
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