Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is a common problem among women, resulting in a decline in their Quality of life. Previous studies have not indicated a definite relationship of body mass index and Quality of life with dysmenorrhea. Therefore this study was conducted to investigate relation of BMI and QOL with dysmenorrhea among young females of physiotherapy college at surat. Method: 50 volunteers were invited for participation in this study who were willing to participate and who were of 18 to 23 years age-group were included. Those who agreed to participate in the study were informed of the study objectives, procedures and risks. Written informed consent was obtained from the volunteers. Severity of dysmenorrhea is tested with Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), BMI is tested with simple formula which is weight/height and Quality Of Life is tested with Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (LES-Q). For this study, we correlated severity of dysmenorrhea with BMI and Quality Of Life by using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. And level of significance is at p <0.05. Results: result suggested that, the relationship between severity of dysmenorrhea and BMI shows positive (p>0.05) significant correlation coefficient whereas the relationship between severity of dysmenorrhea and Quality Of Life shows negative (p<0.05) non-significant correlation coefficient Conclusion: In this study, dysmenorrhea was highly prevalent among female adolescents. There was a significant association between BMI and dysmenorrhea. However there was non significant correlation between QOL and dysmenorrhea we recommend that future studies consider the confounding factors. Also, further research is required to find the relationship between the amount of body fat and dysmenorrhea.
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