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.
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
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