A Diagnosis on Gender Specific Difference of Belonephobia and Pain Associated with Fingerpricking in Haematology Laboratory | Chapter 14 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 3
Introduction: Needle phobia, often known as belonephobia in clinical terms, is a kind of blood-injury-injection phobia (BII phobia). In comparison to men, women have a higher sensitivity to experimentally generated pain, clinical pain, and pain-related anxiety. Gonadal hormone levels have a significant impact on pain perception and analgesic response in women of reproductive age. So, the goal of this study was to see if there was any difference in pain and symptoms experienced by males and females after being pricked with hypodermic needles. Materials and Methods: This longitudinal study was carried out in the physiology department's haematology laboratory. A total of 216 people between the ages of 18 and 23 were chosen for the study (120 females and 96 men). On the first and tenth exposures with a hypodermic needle, the participants were asked to complete out a questionnaire based on pain and phobia related with fingerpricking. The pain was assessed using a numerical pain rating...