Survey study, 2019
How common are PMS and PMDD in college girls?
About 14.3% of college girls in this study had moderate to severe PMS and 3.7% had PMDD. We cannot be very confident these figures apply elsewhere because this is a cross-sectional survey from one city.
What they did
Cross-sectional questionnaire study using the Premenstrual Syndrome Screening Tool with college students in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
What they found
14.3% had moderate to severe PMS and 3.7% had PMDD. Fatigue was the most common symptom overall, anger in moderate to severe PMS, and anxiety in PMDD. 82.66% with moderate to severe PMS and 100% with PMDD reported impaired college productivity. 85.6% did not perceive their symptoms as abnormal, and only 16.4% had consulted a physician.
What it means for you
PMS and PMDD substantially impact college students' academic performance, but most students do not recognize their symptoms as a problem or seek medical help. The main limitation is that this is one cross-sectional survey, so we cannot know if these patterns apply in other places or if symptoms cause the academic problems or result from them.
14.3%
had moderate to severe PMS
3.7%
had PMDD
82.66%
with moderate PMS had impaired productivity
About the study
- Original title
- Prevalence, pattern and predictors of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among college girls
- Authors
- Anitha Durairaj, Rathna Ramamurthi
- Journal
- The New Indian Journal of OBGYN
- Year
- 2019
- Study design
- Survey study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.21276/obgyn.2019.5.2.6
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