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Title The Relationship between Risk-Behaviors to Exposure Toward Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Dysmenorrhea in Female University Students
Authors Sukhee Cheon
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Vol.27 No.2(2020-04)
Keywords Dysmenorrhea; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Environmental hormone; Risk behavior; Factor analysis
Abstract This descriptive study was designed to examine the relationship between risk-behavior to exposure toward endocrine disrupting chemicals(EDCs) and dysmenorrhea in young women. Data were collected from 236 university female students using self-reported questionnaire about risk-behavior to exposure toward EDCs and dysmenorrhea. Data analysis method were correlation analysis, factor analysis and ANOVA. As results, mean for risk-behavior to exposure toward EDCs was 2.70±0.41 and mean of dysmenorrhea was 2.80±1.07. The relationship between risk-behavior to exposure toward EDCs and dysmenorrhea showed significant correlation(r=.16, ρ=.012). 18 risk-behavior items to exposure toward EDCs were sorted into four factors by factor analysis: plastic container usage, exposure to pollutants, fast food and canned drink intake, chemical detergent usage. In two of four factor, dysmenorrhea showed significant differences among three level of risk-behavior to increase exposure toward EDCs. These results suggest that riskbehavior to increase exposure toward EDCs is related with dysmenorrhea.