Survey study, 2024
What is the prevalence and impact of PMS on quality of life in adolescent girls?
About two-thirds of the girls studied had PMS, with headache being the most common symptom. Only about one-third reported good quality of life when asked about PMS effects.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 380 adolescent girls in a rural area of India. Participants completed a questionnaire about PMS symptoms and how PMS affected their quality of life.
What they found
PMS prevalence was 65.7%. The most frequent symptom was headache (66%), followed by acne (60%) and generalized body ache (57%). Only 37.8% of girls reported good quality of life and 1.8% reported very good quality of life when asked about negative feelings before menstruation. About 26% reported never experiencing negative feelings.
What it means for you
Two-thirds of adolescent girls in this rural area experience PMS with significant impact on quality of life. Physical symptoms like headache and acne are common alongside mood symptoms. Adolescent girls with PMS need physical and psychological support. The study is limited to one rural area in India.
65.7%
Prevalence of PMS
66%
Most frequent symptom: headache
37.8%
Reported good quality of life
About the study
- Original title
- Impact of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) on Quality of Life among adolescent girls of rural area of Gautam Buddh Nagar: A Cross sectional study
- Authors
- Ambren Chauhan, Khushboo Juneja, Neha Tyagi et al.
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Community Health
- Year
- 2024
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 380
- What was tested
- Observational questionnaire study of PMS prevalence and impact on quality of life
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.47203/ijch.2024.v36i05.011
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