여고생의 건강증진행위와 월경불편감에 관한 연구

The Relationship Between Health Promoting Behavior and Menstrual Distress of High School Girls

Purpose: The Purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between health promoting behavior and menstrual distress of high school girls. Methods: The subjects of this study consisted of 117 high school girls on S girls high school. The data were analyzed with the SPSS computer program that includes descriptive statistics, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The mean age of subjectives was 18.0 years old. The mean score of health promoting behavior was 115.2. The most frequently practiced health promoting behavior items were Like to achieve something , Discuss my problems and concerns with people close to me . The group whose concerned about health was showen high health promoting behavior and the group whose health education class was showed high health promoting behavior. The mean score of menstrual distress was 86.8. The most frequently menstrual distress item was fatigue . The next frequently menstrual distress item was distractible . There was difference in the degree of menstrual distress with the respect to the grade, past disease experience, perception of health status. There was no significant correlation between health promoting behavior and menstrual distress of high school girls. Conclusions: The findings of this study provide useful information to construct further studies in increasing health promoting behavior program relating high school girls. To increase health promoting behavior and to decrease menstrual distress of high school girls, it is necessary to heath education program.