Assessment of Association between Body Mass Index with Menstrual Characteristics and Self Esteem among Nursing Students

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 20 Sayı: 1, 27 - 34

Sema Polat , Emir İbrahim Işık , Sevban Arslan , Evşen Nazik

https://doi.org/10.17517/ksutfd.1448871

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Objective: In recent years, the fact that increase in body mass index brings with it many health problems and many factors such as excessive stress, hormonal changes, obesity can cause menstrual irregularities. The study is aimed to evaluate the connection of menstrual cycle with body mass index (BMI), and self esteem level in nursing students.
Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in Nursing department in to evaluate of the effect of the menstrual cycle length, duration of the menstrual period and periodic menstrual blood loss on BMI and self esteem in 416 nursing students. Additionally, weight, height, body mass index, and self esteem were calculated.
Results: The mean age, height and weight of the students were 20.94±1.67years, 163.49±4.96cm and 57.21±8.91kg. The average of the BMI was 21.42±3.31kg/m2. The length of menstrual cycle results which was 21-35 days called as normal, was found in 346 subjects. In assessment of the duration of the menstrual period, 3-7 days accepted as normal was found in 307 nursing subjects. Also, the periodic menstrual blood loss was normal or moderate in 164 nursing subjects followed by mild (<15 pads; 149 subjects) and heavy (>20 pads; 103 subjects). According to these findings, there were found a significant difference between Body mass index, the duration of the menstrual period, the periodic menstrual blood loss and length of menstrual cycle. Additionally, the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale of Nursing Students was 22.16 (2.62) point.
Conclusion: Body mass index values of nursing students showed as statistically significant correlation between menstrual cycle, duration and blood loss, while there was no significance on self esteem of BMI.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Body mass index, Rosenberg Self Esteem, Menstrual Characteristics

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinde Beden Kitle İndeksi ile Menstrüel Siklus ve Benlik Saygısı Arasındaki İlişkinin Değerlendirilmesi

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Amaç: Son yıllarda vücut kitle indeksindeki artışın birçok sağlık sorununu beraberinde getirmesi ve aşırı stres, hormonal değişiklikler, obezite gibi birçok faktör menstrüel düzensizliklere neden olabilmektedir. Çalışmanın amacı hemşirelik öğrencilerinde menstrual siklusun beden kitle indeksi ve benlik saygısı düzeyi ile ilişkisini belirlemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma, hemşirelik bölümünde öğrenim gören 416 hemşirelik öğrencisinin menstrual siklus uzunluğu, menstrual dönem süresi ve periyodik menstrual kan kaybının beden kitle indeksi ve benlik saygısı üzerine etkisini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Ayrıca kilo, boy, beden kitle indeksi ve benlik saygısı hesaplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Öğrencilerin yaş, boy uzunluğu, vücut ağırlığı ve beden kitle indeksi ortalamaları 20,94±1,67yıl, 163,49±4,96cm, 57,21±8,91kg ve 21.42±3.31kg/m2’ydi. Menstrüel siklus uzunluğu 346 kişide normal olarak adlandırılan 21-35 gün arasında bulunmuştur. Menstrüel periyodun süresi değerlendirildiğinde 307 bireyde 3-7 gün normal olarak kabul edilmiştir. Ayrıca, periyodik menstrüel kan kaybı 164 bireyde normal veya orta düzeyde olup, bunu hafif (<15 ped; 149 birey) ve ağır (>20 ped; 103 birey) düzey takip etmiştir. Bu bulgulara göre, Beden kitle indeksi, menstrual siklus süresi, periyodik menstrual kan kaybı ve menstrual siklus uzunluğu arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği'nden aldıkları puan 22.16 (2.62)'dır.
Sonuç: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin beden kitle indeksi değerleri ile menstrüel siklus, menstrual süre ve menstrüel kan kaybı arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir korelasyon bulunmuştur. Ancak beden kitle indeksinin benlik saygısı üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi bulunmamıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Beden kitle indeksi, Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı, Menstrüel Özellikler

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