Survey study, 2022
How common are premenstrual syndrome and PMDD among college students in Mongolia?
23.8% had moderate to severe PMS and 4.7% had PMDD. The most common symptoms were fatigue (86.7%), anger or irritability (80.9%), and tearfulness (76.2%).
What they did
Cross-sectional survey of 572 nursing students in Mongolia using the Premenstrual Symptoms Questionnaire to measure symptom severity.
What they found
Moderate to severe PMS in 23.8%. PMDD in 4.7%. Most frequent symptoms: fatigue or lack of energy (86.7%), anger or irritability (80.9%), tearfulness (76.2%), difficulty concentrating (75.3%), anxiety or tension (73.4%). A statistically significant association was found between dysmenorrhea and severity of PMS or PMDD.
What it means for you
About 1 in 4 college students had moderate to severe PMS with mood and energy symptoms being most common. The PMDD rate was similar to rates in Western countries. The study was limited to one nursing school in Mongolia and relied on self-reported symptoms.
23.8%
moderate to severe PMS
4.7%
had PMDD
86.7%
experienced fatigue
About the study
- Original title
- Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder among Mongolian College Students
- Authors
- Enkhjargal Yanjmaa, Shota Ogawa, Basbish Tsogbadrakh et al.
- Journal
- The Kitakanto Medical Journal
- Year
- 2022
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 593
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.2974/kmj.72.43
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