Objective: To determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea, impact on daily activity, quality of life, and knowledge of management among Siriraj nurses.
Subjects: Four hundred ninety three female nurses in the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Material And Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was done at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand Subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire (32 items) and a Short form-36. The questionnaire included demographic data, menstrual pattern, age at dysmenorrhea, severity of dysmenorrhea, pain score, impact of dysmenorrhea on daily activity, and method and knowledge of medications to treat dysmenorrhea.