The prevalence and intensity of primary dysmenorrhea based on personality type in Rafsanjan high school students

Primary dysmennorrhea what is know as painful menstruation without any pelvic disease in women. This descriptive study was conducted to recognize the correlation between prevalence and intensity of primary dysmenorrhea with personality type in Rafsanjan high school female students. Methods and Material: 380 students 14-18 years old were selected randomly by clustering method. A questionnaire was used for collecting the data. Result showed that prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea was 85.5 % and 63.3% students had A personality type and 36.7% had B type. Correlation between dysmenorhea and personality type was significant (P<0.001). Incidence and prevalence of dysmenorhea in women with a personality type is higher than B type.