Premenstrual Symptoms among Students in Health Institutions in Zaria, Northern Nigeria

Sulayman, Hajaratu Umar

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“…This could also occasionally occur at ovulation. The premenstrual syndrome usually becomes problematic in adolescent years and declines in climacteric et al Premenstrual syndrome is defined as constellation of recurrent physical, emotional or behavioural (psychological and or somatic) symptoms occurring specifically during the lateal phase of the menstrual cycle and resolving before the onset of menstruation (Sulayman et al 2015) Though potentially not life-threatening, PMS is associated with a reduction in health-related quality of life, and women with PMS have greater work productivity impairment than women without it (Ikeako et al 2014). The severity of premenstrual symptoms varies widely from person to person.…”

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Assessment of Premenstrual Syndrome and Coping Strategies among Female Students of the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Akpoigho¹,

Ukamaka²

2022

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There are several health problems associated with menstruation. One of the most common problems is premenstrual syndrome which occurs when the premenstrual symptoms are severe enough to disturb the quality of life of a woman. Aim: The study aimed to determine the common premenstrual symptoms, various coping strategies, and health-seeking behaviours adopted by female students in the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Method: Cross-sectional design was adopted for the study. The questionnaire was used for the collection of data; a multistage sampling technique was adopted to select three hundred and ten (310) students from the four (4) departments proportionately. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse data collected using SPSS version 21.0. Results: The result showed that the most common premenstrual syndrome was mood swing 240 (77.7%), irritability 184(59.5%), fatigue 181(59.5%), and breast tenderness 171(55.3%). The degree of the menstrual syndrome was low 241(78.0%), moderate 206(66.7%). Common coping strategies were resting 206(66.9%), sleeping 200(64.7%), accepting the process as natural 148(47.9%), and the majority 273(88.3%) had negative health-seeking behaviour. Findings of the hypotheses testing revealed that there is no significant relationship between students’ age and premenstrual syndrome and no significant association between premenstrual syndrome and course of study. Conclusion: It was concluded that the respondents experienced low to moderate degrees of the menstrual syndrome. Resting, sleeping, and accepting the process as natural were common coping strategies, and health-seeking behaviour was poor. Recommendations: Periodic health education programmes should be encouraged to involve active coping behaviours such as regular aerobic exercises, muscle strengthening, and slow breathing exercises. Students should be encouraged to have positive health-seeking behaviour.

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Assessment of Premenstrual Syndrome and Coping Strategies among Female Students of the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

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2022

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ATR-FTIR and multivariate analysis as a screening tool for cervical cancer in women from northeast Brazil: a biospectroscopic approach

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Menstruation and quality of life among female teenagers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Faremi

Olatubi

Adesiyan

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African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

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Background/Aims There is a lack of information about how premenstrual symptoms and menstrual symptoms affect the quality of life of adolescent girls in Nigeria and the coping strategies they adopt to manage them. The study aimed to identify premenstrual and menstrual symptoms among adolescents, as well as their effect on quality of life and the strategies adolescents adopt to cope with these symptoms. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional design using multi-stage sampling was used to recruit 357 adolescent girls. Data were collected in 2019 using a questionnaire and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results The mean quality of life score of participants was 41.31. A significant relationship was found between the prevalence of premenstrual and menstrual symptoms and overall quality of life, general health, physical health and psychological domains of quality of life (P<0.01). The most used coping strategy during the menstrual and premenstrual periods was self-care. A significant relationship exists between coping strategies and quality of life (P<0.02). Conclusions The majority of the participants experienced premenstrual and menstrual symptoms that affected their quality of life. It is recommended that female adolescents are taught how to manage premenstrual and menstrual symptoms.

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Premenstrual Symptoms among Students in Health Institutions in Zaria, Northern Nigeria

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Assessment of Premenstrual Syndrome and Coping Strategies among Female Students of the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Assessment of Premenstrual Syndrome and Coping Strategies among Female Students of the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

ATR-FTIR and multivariate analysis as a screening tool for cervical cancer in women from northeast Brazil: a biospectroscopic approach

Menstruation and quality of life among female teenagers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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