Survey study, 2023
What menstrual symptoms do college students experience and what medicines do they use?
The abstract does not clearly report the study findings. It concludes PMS is treatable and that education and lifestyle counseling can help.
What they did
Online survey of college students at Nirmala College of pharmacy asking about menstrual symptoms, quality of life, and medication use. The abstract does not state how many students participated or report detailed results.
What they found
The abstract does not report the study results or symptom prevalence.
What it means for you
The abstract suggests education and lifestyle counseling can help PMS and PMDD, but does not show evidence from this study to support that. The study design and results are not clearly described.
About the study
- Original title
- A prospective survey to ascertain the symptoms, health issues and subsequent otc mediction usage during menstruation among college students
- Authors
- Mintu George, Anagha Melbin, Mary Paul Dominic et al.
- Journal
- Journal of Innovations in Applied Pharmaceutical Science (JIAPS)
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- Education and lifestyle counseling (discussed as helpful but not formally tested)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.37022/jiaps.v8i3-s.529
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