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title: How common is PMDD among high school girls? | Niyora
description: About 1 in 20 high school girls (4.89%, or 44 out of 900) had PMDD. The study included girls aged 12-16 in India.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/prevalence-of-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-among-high-school-girls-of-gadag-2021/
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Survey study, 2021

# How common is PMDD among high school girls?

About 1 in 20 high school girls (4.89%, or 44 out of 900) had PMDD. The study included girls aged 12-16 in India.

 Moderate study design

900 high school girls aged 12-16 from government and private schools in Gadag, India

## What they did

This cross-sectional survey of 900 high school girls aged 12-16 from government and private schools in Gadag, India, asked about PMDD symptoms and collected information from parents and teachers.

## What they found

The prevalence of PMDD was 4.89% (44 girls out of 900). Of those 44 girls with PMDD, 14 were aged 14 years, 17 were in 9th standard, and 30 attended English medium schools. Hindu girls had higher rates of PMDD compared to other religions.

## What it means for you

About 1 in 20 high school girls have PMDD in this population. The higher rate in Hindu girls may reflect cultural or health access differences rather than a true biological difference. These findings apply only to this school district in India.

4.89%

had PMDD

44 out of 900

girls with PMDD

12-16

age range in years

## About the study

Original title Prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder among high school girls of Gadag district, Karnataka, india- a school-based cross-sectional study Authors Nitin Pattanashetty, Jitendra Mugali, Niharika HS Journal Kerala Journal of Psychiatry Year 2021 Study design Survey study Participants 900 What was tested None - this was a survey study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.30834/kjp.34.2.2021.273](https://doi.org/10.30834/kjp.34.2.2021.273)

## Topics

[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Cognition, concentration and memory](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-cognition/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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