A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF GINGER TEA ON DYSMENORRHEA AMONG B.SC NURSING STUDENTS IN A SELECTED COLLEGE, GUWAHATI, ASSAM

Background: Dysmenorrhea is the cramping pain that occurs during menstruation. It is very common among females.Ginger is considered an effective remedies in menstrual pain since ancient times. Method: A quantitative research approach with one group pre-test post-test research design was conducted to assess the effect of ginger tea on dysmenorrhea among B.Sc Nursing students in a selected college, Guwahati, Assam during the year 2022 in the month of March. Demographic variable performa and Numerical Pain Rating Scale was used to collect the data among 60 B.Sc Nursing students. Result : The result revealed that the mean difference of pre-test and post-test pain score was 4.77 which was statistically significant at p≤0.05 level of significance.The association findings of the study showed that demographic variables body mass index and age of menarche were found statistically significant association at p≤0.05 level of significance with level of dysmenorrhea before the administration of ginger tea. Conclusion: On the basis of the findings the researcher concluded that ginger tea is effective in reducing dysmenorrhea.