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Burden of irregular menstrual cycle and its predictors among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ibsa Mussa, Usmael Jibro, Addisu Sertu, Alemayehu Deressa, Fethia Mohammed, Lemma Demissie Regassa, Abera Cheru, Eptisam Mohammed, Dureti Abdurahman, Bikila Balis

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ibsa MussaSchool of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6318-4092
Usmael JibroSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2798-9392
Addisu SertuSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-0518
Alemayehu DeressaSchool of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9751-868X
Fethia MohammedDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2903-2597
Lemma Demissie RegassaSchool of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-5348
Abera CheruSchool of Environmental Health Science, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5790-7520
Eptisam MohammedSchool of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Dureti AbdurahmanSchool of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Bikila BalisSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2010-876X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Irregular menstrual cycle has negative health and psychosocial repercussions for women of reproductive age worldwide. However, there is no national data for policymakers and health planners in Ethiopia. Therefore, this review aimed to determine the overall burden of irregular menstrual cycle and predictors among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia. Methods: International databases (SCOPUS, CINAHL, CAB Abstract, EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, Google, and Google Scholar) and lists of references were employed to search literature in Ethiopia. The random-effects model was used to calculate the odds ratios of the outcome variable using STATA version 18. The heterogeneity of the studies was measured by computing Results: The review includes 21 studies and 9109 populations. The overall burden of irregular menstrual cycles among reproductive-age women was 35% (95% CI: 30-41) with Conclusion: More than one in every three reproductive-age women in Ethiopia experience irregular menstrual cycles. Sleeping for <5 h a day and stress increase the likelihood of an irregular menstrual cycle, which can be modified by improving sleeping hours and decreasing stress stimulators through psychotherapy.

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EthiopiaIrregular menstrual cyclemenstrual disordersmeta-analysisreproductive-age womensystematic review

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PMID38895544
PMCPMC11185000

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