Background: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a common psychosomatic disorder which affects 30%-50% of women in child bearing age. Symptoms’ have devastating effect which starts early in life. So, the study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and its association with menstrual profile among female students of colleges situated in Ujjain city.Methods: Observational follow-up study was conducted at 4 colleges selected by convenience sampling located in Ujjain city. PMS and menstrual profile related data from 250 girls (18-25years) who consented to participate were collected using a modified version of daily record of severity of problems for atleast 2 consecutive menstrual cycles. Diagnosis of PMS was made using ACOG criteria. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0.Results: The prevalence of PMS was 39.6% and was found to be negatively associated with any history of mothers having menstrual problems.Conclusions: Frequency of PMS is relatively common in young girls and has negative association with any history of mothers having menstrual problems. Measures should be adopted so that mothers can condition their daughters about premenstrual symptoms which will influence the quality of life of young females.

Background: Some women get through their monthly periods easily with few or no concerns. However, other women experience a host of physical and/or emotional symptoms just before and during menstruation (heavy bleeding and missed periods to unmanageable mood swings). These premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms usually start to be problematic in the adolescent years and decline in the climacteric. Symptoms have a devastating effect which starts early in life. Aims and Objectives: The study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of PMS and its association with sociodemographic factors among female students of colleges situated in Ujjain city and coping behavior adopted to alleviate these symptoms. Materials and Methods: An observational follow-up study was conducted at 4 colleges selected by convenience sampling located in Ujjain city. PMS and menstrual profile-related data from 250 girls (18–25 years) who consented to participate were collected using a modified version of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems for at least 2 consecutive menstrual cycles. The diagnosis of PMS was made using the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology criteria. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0. Results: The prevalence of PMS was 39.6% and was not associated with any of the sociodemographic factors. It was found that majority of participants turned to healthy way of dealing with symptoms, i.e., taking hot or cold beverages and talking to family members. Conclusion: The frequency of PMS is relatively common in young girls, and most of the girls adopt home remedies to alleviate symptoms.

Objective: To assess immunization coverage in up to 23 mo old children with respect to economic status and Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of mothers regarding immunization. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, including 125 mothers who had children aged grouped between 0-23 mo from 7 fully functional anganwadis. The data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The chi-square test/Fisher exact test was applied, and results were presented in the form of tables. Findings were compared against standards and/or findings from similar studies and discussed. Results: Immunization coverage was found to be 79%. Almost 85% of mothers believe that the vaccine prevents communicable diseases, and 82.4% agree that immunization at birth is important. The majority of mothers (92%) agreed that their children should be vaccinated as soon as possible. Related to the attitude of mothers towards immunization, a maximum (93.6%) percent of mothers believed that even a healthy child should be fully immunized for protection from diseases, and 86% had no fear related to vaccinating their child. More than half (72.8%) of mothers informed that they would contact anganwadi workers for the next dose of vaccine. Almost 62% of mothers agreed to breastfeed their children after an oral vaccine, and 87.2% of mothers said that they would take their children for regular vaccination. No association (P>0.05) was found between the child’s immunization status and the socioeconomic status of the family. Conclusion: The study concludes immunization coverage is 79% and there is a positive attitude towards immunization, but less knowledge is related to the age appropriate vaccine. So services focusing on immunization education and provision need to be improved.