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