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Therefore, the goal of this study was to fill gaps on the magnitude, and associated factors of primary dysmenorrhea among female high school students in Nekemte town.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>To assess the magnitude of primary dysmenorrhea, its associated factors among high school students in Nekemte town, East Wallaga, Western Oromia, Ethiopia, 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among high school students in Nekemte town from June 05 to 19, 2023. The calculated total sample size was 534, and data were collected from four governmental high schools and one private high school that were selected by multistage stratified sampling. The collected data were entered into Epi Info version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Binary and multivariable logistic regressions were used to find associations between dependent and independent variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The magnitude of primary dysmenorrhea was 68.4% (95% CI\u2009=\u200964.3%, 72.0%). Anxiety (AOR\u2009=\u20092.41, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.31, 4.43), family history of primary dysmenorrhea (AOR\u2009=\u20094.64, 95% CI\u2009=\u20092.74, 7.86), sexual intercourse (AOR\u2009=\u20090.34, 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.21, 0.55), drinking tea &amp;lt;4 cups per day (AOR\u2009=\u20090.38, 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.22, 0.60), and physical activity (AOR\u2009=\u20090.06, 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.03, 0.11) were factors associated with primary dysmenorrhea.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The magnitude of primary dysmenorrhea was high among high school students in the study area. 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