Prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder among medical students and its impact on their academic and social performance

Shamnani, Geeta; Gupta, Vani; Jiwane, Rekha; Singh, Shraddha; Tiwari, Sunita; Bhartiy, Shekhawat Singh

doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0415728042018

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“…Only 12% of individuals with PMS become absent in class and 32% avoid joining social functions. 8 Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the commonest reasons of class absenteeism in young females. In total, 8.7% of students reported college absenteeism in a study done by Rafiq et al, due to severe dysmenorrhea, whereas 54.5% of the students mentioned that dysmenorrhea negatively affected their studies and daily activities.…”

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Prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea among medical students and its impact on their college absenteeism

Syed

Rao

2020

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: Dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome are two most common gynaecological problem leading to college absenteeism seen among female medical students. Aim of the study was to evaluate the factors associated and prevalence of dysmenorrhoea and PMS and its effects on the quality of life, particularly absenteeism from college in female medical students. The health care profession has an obligation to provide and to promote education on menstruation and related subjects.Methods: This is a prospective study, conducted on 100 MBBS students studying in a medical college at Mangalore. All participants were given a preformed questionnaire to complete. Dysmenorrhea was assessed based on WaLiDD scoring system. Diagnosis of PMS in the present study was made according to diagnosis criteria proposed by American College of obstetrician and gynecology. The severity of their condition was assessed based on their absenteeism from college/classes.Results: The average age of the participants was 21 year±1 year. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 45% and that of the pre-menstrual syndrome was 68%. Pre-menstrual syndrome (p = 0.05) is significantly associated with overweight, obesity and physical inactivity but not the same for dysmenorrhea. 73% and 60% of students consumed junk food suffered from PMS and dysmenorrhea respectively, 40% of students with dysmenorrhea reported limitation of daily activities and significantly associated with college absenteeism (p = 0.005). The most frequent somatic symptom of PMS in this study was breast tenderness (41%) and affective symptom was irritability (35%).Conclusions: Dysmenorrhea and PMS is highly prevalent among female medical students; it is related to college/class absenteeism. Unhealthy and sedentary lifestyle could be the attributing factors which has to be addressed by health education in order to improve the quality of life and academic performance by the medical students.

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Prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea among medical students and its impact on their college absenteeism

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Rao

2020

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…Gejala somatik (fisik) yang termasuk dalam premenstrual dysphoric disorder adalah kelelahan, perut kembung, nyeri payudara, sakitkepala, jerawat dan pembengkakan di ekstremitas. Gejala afektif meliputi lekas marah, ledakan kemarahan, mudah marah, depresi, kebingungan, kecemasan, danpenarikan diri dari lingkungan sosial (Shamnani et al, 2018). Diperkirakan terdapat 85% perempuan akan mengalami setidaknya satu hingga gejala pramenstruasi dalam kurun waktu dua minggu yaitu 3 hari sebelum masa menstruasi ditambah 2 sampai 4 hari pasca menstruasi (Ahmed and Saeed, 2019).…”

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Sindrom Pramenstruasi Pada Remaja

2020

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Menstruasi merupakan suatu pengalaman bagi remaja perempuan. Pengalaman menstruasi dapat mengejutkan dan penuh emosional. Respon terhadap menstruasi dapat berupa respon positif bahkan negatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran tentang respon remaja yang terjadi saat pramenstruasi dan menganalisis faktor yang terkait dengan menstruasi yakni usia pertama kali menstruasi, kebiasaan sarapan, dan gangguan somatik dan afektif yang muncul pramenstruasi. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh remaja putri SMA swasta X di Kota Samarinda, sampel yang diambil merupakan remaja putri yang telah mengalami fase menstruasi dan berjumlah 35 siswi. Berdasarkan uji univariat, sindrom yang paling sering dikeluhkan oleh remaja selama fase pramenstruasi adalah suka marah (82,9%), perasaan campur aduk (74,3%) dan sebanyak 74,3% remaja melaporkan pengalaman nyeri saat periode berlangsung (dysmenorrhea). Hasil uji bivariat menunjukkan ada hubungan kebiasaan sarapan dengan gangguan afektif (p-value: 0,012), sedangkan pada faktor lain tidak ditunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan. Penelitian ini memberikan informasi bahwa dari keseluruhan remaja, 82,8% melaporkan keluhan non fisik dan 74,2% mengalami keluhan fisik saat periode sebelum dan saat menstruasi.

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“…In a survey conducted at Mekelle University of Ethiopia, 83.2% participants had at least one PMS symptom; PMS prevalence was 37.0%, class absenteeism was 28.3%, exam absenteeism was 19.8%, poor exam performance was 8.1% and PMS-related withdrawal from classes was 1.7% [20]. Another study in india where questionnaire given to student's girls of MBBS 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years to assess the Prevalence of PMS among medical students and its impact on their academic and social performance show 12% of individuals with PMS become absent in class and 32% avoid joining social functions [45].…”

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Premenstrual Syndrome- Prevalence, Severity and Effect on Academic Performance: A Comparative Study Between Students of Medicine and Literature

Allihabi¹

2019

Journal of Women’s Health and Gynecology

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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common health problem in young women that affects their personal and professional lives. METHOD: This is a cross-sectional study, which was performed at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia, in 2015-2016.This study explores the determinants of PMS and its prevalence, severity and impact on students of medicine and literature respectively. RESULT: We find that medical students suffer less from PMS than literature students. The latter experience more severe symptoms and are highly affected in their routine chores, academic performance and self-care.CONCLUSION: Awareness and education about PMS and its risk factors should be considered for effective management of the syndrome and enhancement of the quality of daily life among Saudi women.

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Prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder among medical students and its impact on their academic and social performance

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Prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea among medical students and its impact on their college absenteeism

Prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea among medical students and its impact on their college absenteeism

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Premenstrual Syndrome- Prevalence, Severity and Effect on Academic Performance: A Comparative Study Between Students of Medicine and Literature

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