Prevalence of Dysmenorrhea and Its Association With Dietary Habits Among Female Students of Mid‐West University, Surkhet, Nepal: An Analytical Cross‐Sectional Study

Rashmi Pant, Mamta Verma, Rima Mishra, Ganesh Bhandari · 2026

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Rashmi Pant and three colleagues published a health survey in two thousand twenty-six on painful periods among female students in Nepal. Painful periods, called dysmenorrhea, are common in young women and can hurt study and daily life. The team surveyed students at Mid-West University in Surkhet about pain and eating habits.

Of two hundred seven students surveyed, more than eight in ten reported painful periods. Nearly half of those had severe pain. A family history of the condition was linked to worse pain. Eating habits and body weight showed no clear link to pain levels. Students mostly relied on sleep, heat, and warm drinks for relief, and few saw a doctor. The authors flag painful periods as a major, under-treated problem on campus.

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CREATORRashmi Pant, Mamta Verma, Rima Mishra, Ganesh Bhandari
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE39 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13139627

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