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- Title
Frequency of dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome, its impact on quality of life and management approach among medical university students.
- Authors
Ghani, Seema; Parveen, Tehmina
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome, its impact on quality of life and management approach among medical university students. Study design: Cross sectional study Place and duration of the study: Hamdard University Hospital, Karachi from Feb 2015 to Jan 2016. Methodology: A total of 335 students aged between 18-24 years were participated in the study by filling self-administered questionnaire to collect data regarding menstrual cycle and associated specified premenstrual symptoms and dysmenorrhea. Data were analysed on a SPSS version 20. Results: 335 students had mean age of 21.7 + 1.12 years. Prevalence of PMS was 98.2%. Among them 212 (63%) had mild PMS, 83 (25%) had moderate and 34 (10%) had severe PMS. The order of frequency of symptoms were abdominal cramps, body pain, abdominal bloating, weakness in physical symptoms and mood swings, irritability, aggression and fatigue in psychological symptoms with great impairment in social life / activities and work efficiency/productivity. Dysmenorrhea was prevalent with 190 (58%), out of them 75 (39.5%) reported mild pain, while 74 (38.9), and 41 (21.6) moderate and severe dysmenorrhea respectively. Among the participants 130 (38%) used Panadol and 40 (12%) used NSAIDS as a treatment and according the data 248 (74%) students reported that they used home remedies (like hot drinks, massage or both) along with medical treatment to relieve from the PMS. Conclusion: Dysmenorrhea and PMS are a common condition in young women and have a significant impact on quality of life, which is directly proportional to the severity of symptoms. PMS are very common in young girls with primary dysmenorrhea. Primary care doctors may play a role regarding reassurance of dysmenorrhea as well as giving information about PMS that can help them in coping with their symptoms. Health education programme for effective treatment from medical practitioners could help those whose symptoms were not improved by self-management.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of dysmenorrhea; PREMENSTRUAL syndrome treatment; QUALITY of life; HEALTH education; MEDICAL students
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Surgery, 2016, Vol 32, Issue 2, p104
- ISSN
0258-8552
- Publication type
Article