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    Prevalence of Menorrhagia and its Association Factors Quality of Life of Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study
    (Society for Scientific Research, 2024-07) Morabad, PP; Natekar, DS; Shanta, SH; Pooja, SM; Puneet, HB; KK, M; MP, R; VG, J
    Background: Menorrhagia is characterised by prolonged uterine bleeding that lasts more than seven days or by heavy bleeding that occurs at regular intervals. Nearly all age groups are affected by this extremely upsetting illness, which has several underlying causes. Every cycle, menstrual bleeding exceeding 80 millilitres can be a symptom of menorrhagia. The WHO ranks women's health as one of its top objectives. For adolescent girls, adolescence is a time of profound physical and psychological transformation. Methods: This was a quantitative, non-experimental approach with a cross-sectional descriptive survey research design. A purposive sampling of 86 adolescent girls with menorrhagia was selected from Basaveshwara's new English medium high school Bagalkot. Socio-demographic information of adolescent girls with menorrhagia using socio-demographic profile and quality of life were assessed using pediatric quality life inventory scale. Data were analyzed in terms of the objectives of the study. Results: Findings related to the prevalence of adolescent girls with menorrhagia is about 61% and quality of life among adolescent girls with menorrhagia reveal that 62.79% have a good quality of life, 37.21% had the average quality of life and total mean, SD, and mean percentage of quality of life of adolescent girls is SD 18.79+4.15. The association between the quality of life and socio-demographic variables reveals that no significant association was found between the levels of quality of life of adolescent girls and their socio-demographic variables. Conclusion: According to the study's findings, 62.79% of teenage females enjoy an excellent quality of life, while 37.21% have an average one.