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title: How common is PMS among teenage girls in Nigeria? | Niyora
description: Very common. 75.3% of the 300 girls studied had PMS. The most common symptoms were period pain (81% of those with PMS) and mood swings (58.4%). These numbers
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/prevalence-and-pattern-of-premenstrual-syndrome-among-secondary-school-students-2023/
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- How common is PMS among teenage girls in Nigeria?

Survey study, 2023

# How common is PMS among teenage girls in Nigeria?

Very common. 75.3% of the 300 girls studied had PMS. The most common symptoms were period pain (81% of those with PMS) and mood swings (58.4%). These numbers describe this population, though they may differ in other regions.

 Early or limited evidence

300 secondary school girls in Nigeria, mean age 16.2 years

## What they did

Questionnaire survey of 300 female secondary school students in Kaduna State, Nigeria, with a mean age of 16.2 years. They reported on menstrual symptoms and what help they sought.

## What they found

75.3% (226 of 300) had PMS. Among those with PMS, 81% had period pain with a median pain score of 3 out of 10, and 58.4% had mood swings. Only 15.4% of girls with PMS saw a healthcare provider, though 42.5% tried some type of treatment on their own.

## What it means for you

PMS is extremely common in teenage girls but most don't get medical care. This shows a gap in support for young women. The main limits are that results came from one area of Nigeria and relied on self-reported symptoms.

75.3%

had PMS

81%

had period pain among those with PMS

15.4%

sought healthcare

## About the study

Original title Prevalence and Pattern of Premenstrual Syndrome among Secondary School Students in Kaduna State Authors Aisha Suleiman, Anisah Yahya, Adekunle Oguntayo Journal Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences. Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 300 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_23_23](https://doi.org/10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_23_23)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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