EFFECT OF GINGER SUPPLEMENTATION AND AEROBIC EXERCISE ON PRIMARY DYSMENORHEA OF FEMALE STUDENTS OF ABOKER PREPARATORY SCHOOL, HARARI REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the combined effect of ginger supplement and Aerobic exercise on primary dysmenorehae of aboker preparatory school female students. aboker preparatory school female students with the age group between seventeen to twenty- years were selected by purposively samplining techniques from the total of three hundred ninety six female students Those selected sixty subjects completed the study from the initial to the end. This study was used purposively sampling techniques to select the sample. experimental group was consume ginger supplement but control group continued only aerobic exercise. Both groups were performed aerobic exercise 3 days per a week and the duration of the training time was 40 minute.Pre test and post tests were conducted in all variables, such as VAS,MSQ andBMI. Collected data from the subjects were analyzed by SPSS version 20 and comparison of mean value result was carried out bypared sample T test. The level of significance was p< 0.05. The result of this study indicated that all variables from pre test to post test showed significant change with the mean difference of: The MSQ test from pre to post test showed positive significant change for ginger supplement group. Also VAS pre to post test showed significant change (MD, 0.066) for aerobic group and(MD, 1.800) for ginger supplement group and BMI pre to post test showed (MD, -0.130) foraerobic group and (MD, 0.066) for ginger supplement group. In general from this study the researcher conclude that ginger supplement with aerobic exercise had positive effect on primary dysmenorrhea to reduce pain during menstruation