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title: What percentage of Pakistani women have PMS? | Niyora
description: 33% of the 1600 women in Karachi had PMS. It was more common in women with lower socioeconomic status.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/prevalence-of-premenstrual-syndrome-in-pakistani-women-1991/
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Survey study, 1991

# What percentage of Pakistani women have PMS?

33% of the 1600 women in Karachi had PMS. It was more common in women with lower socioeconomic status.

 Early or limited evidence

1600 women in Karachi, Pakistan from various socioeconomic groups

## What they did

Cross-sectional survey of 1600 women from different socioeconomic groups in Karachi, Pakistan, asked about PMS symptoms.

## What they found

33% had PMS. Prevalence was higher in lower socioeconomic groups living in socially deprived areas. It was lower in women with low parity (few children). Main complaints were lower abdominal pain, cramps, and backache. Most were not receiving treatment.

## What it means for you

About one third of these Pakistani women had PMS, with higher rates among poorer women. This is a one-country, one-city survey, so we don't know if these findings apply elsewhere.

33%

women with PMS

1600

women studied

## About the study

Original title Prevalence of premenstrual syndrome in Pakistani women Authors Shershah S, Morrison JJ, Jafarey S Journal JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Year 1991 Study design Survey study Participants 1,600 What was tested None Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1861351/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1861351/)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Economic burden](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-economic-burden/)

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