Knowledge, Attitude, And Practices Towards Menstrual Pain Among Unimas Nursing Students

• Main Author: Nurul Amierah Aqilah, Ahmad
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2024
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45784/3/NURUL%20AMIERAH%20AQILAH%20BINTI%20AHMAD.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45784/

Introduction: Understanding the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) towards menstrual pain helps in constructing effective educational interventions and pain management advice specific to the population's needs. Objectives: This study aims to assess the level of knowledge among UNIMAS undergraduate nursing students regarding menstrual pain, to examine the attitudes of UNIMAS undergraduate female students towards menstrual pain, to investigate the practices of UNIMAS undergraduate nursing students in managing menstrual pain, as well as to determine if there are significant differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to menstrual pain management among UNIMAS undergraduate nursing students based on demographic variables such as age and educational level. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 137 UNIMAS undergraduate nursing students between April and May 2024. The study was conducted using a simple random sampling technique. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Spearman’s Correlation Test was used to test the association between the variables, while Kruskal-Wallis’s Test was used to determine the significant difference in the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices among the sociodemographic variables. Results: Most of the UNIMAS female undergraduate nursing students have poor level of knowledge (56.2%), good attitude (50.4%), as well as good practices (53.3%) towards menstrual pain. 59 (43.0%) of the participants do not know the maximum dosage of paracetamol per day. 132 (96.4%) out of 137 participants do not go to the hospital if they have menstrual pain. 108 (78.8%) of the participants agreed that menstrual pain is normal. 82 (40.1%) of the participants did not take any medication for their menstrual pain and most of the participants take a rest and applying distraction method such as listening to the music iv and watching television to relieve their menstrual pain. Besides that, the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices towards menstrual pain among UNIMAS undergraduate female nursing students have weak to very weak statistically insignificant positive correlation with each other. Other than that, there are no significant differences between the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices among each of the sociodemographic variables except for the level of practices among the race group H (3, 137) = , p = .002. Conclusion: The level of knowledge, attitude, and practice towards menstrual pain among UNIMAS female undergraduate nursing students are still in dissatisfactory level despite having deep learning related to menstrual health compared to other students with different courses. By promoting comprehensive menstrual education and fostering open conversations, we can empower women of all ages to develop positive attitudes and effective management strategies. This not only improves their physical well-being but also fosters a healthy and informed approach towards menstruation.