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Data were analyzed using the SPSS software. RESULTS: Students the severity of pain subscale, 31.9\u00b18.9; mild pain subscale, 23.8\u00b17.5; medical pain subscale, 27.5\u00b19.0; and average total FPQ score, 83.1\u00b122.0 was foud as. Of the students participating in the study, 80% reported that they had previously experienced pain. Of those who experienced pain, 32.9% reported dysmenorrhea, 18.2% reported headache, and 16.6% reported posttraumatic pain. Moreover, 61.0% of the students attempted to relieve their pain by their own means (medicine, herbal medicine, hot\u2013cold application, etc.), while 70.6% stated that they do not frequently use painkillers. 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