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- Title
Dysmenorrhea, Workability, and Absenteeism in Australian Women.
- Authors
Fooladi, Ensieh; Bell, Robin J.; Robinson, Penelope J.; Skiba, Marina; Davis, Susan R.
- Abstract
Background: This study determined the prevalence of bothersome menstrual symptoms and their association with workability in naturally menstruating women not using hormonal contraception. Materials and Methods: A representative sample of community-dwelling Australian women aged 18–39 years selected from two large national electronic databases responded to a survey on general health. This study focuses on self-reported dysmenorrhea and menstrual bleeding and their association with workability and absenteeism in working women, assessed by the Workability Index. Results: Of 3,555 women, 1,573 (44.2% [95% CI: 42.6%–45.9%]) reported moderate to severe dysmenorrhea and 774 (21.8% [95% CI: 20.4%–23.2%]) reported heavy to very heavy bleeding. Women with dysmenorrhea were 50% more likely to report poorer work performance and twice as likely to report more days of sick leave in the past year (absenteeism) than other women. Conclusions: Despite the availability of safe and effective management options, Australian working women aged 18–39 years continue to experience bothersome dysmenorrhea and menstrual bleeding. Dysmenorrhea is associated with increased absenteeism and poorer workability. Therefore, awareness needs to be raised among women and health care providers of ways to manage dysmenorrhea and heavy bleeding and the unmet need for intervention in the community, respectively.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; CONTRACEPTION; SICK leave; CONFIDENCE intervals; JOB absenteeism; SELF-evaluation; WORK capacity evaluation; WOMEN; HEALTH status indicators; SURVEYS; DYSMENORRHEA; DISEASE prevalence; INDEPENDENT living; MENORRHAGIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; JOB performance
- Publication
Journal of Women's Health (15409996), 2023, Vol 32, Issue 11, p1249
- ISSN
1540-9996
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jwh.2023.0199