Impact of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) on Quality of Life among adolescent girls of rural area of Gautam Buddh Nagar: A Cross sectional study

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Indian Journal of Community Health

Abstract

Background: PMS causes purposeful impairment in efficiency at school/work, impaired relations with friends,, poor social life activities and home responsibilities affecting quality of life. Aims &Objectives: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in adolescent girls and to assess the impact of premenstrual syndrome on their quality of life. Methodology: A cross‐sectional study was done among 380 adolescent girls using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire residing in rural field study areas of Department of Community Medicine of a medical college. Results: The prevalence of PMS was reported to be 65.7 %. Head ache (66%) was the most frequent symptom followed by acne (60%) and generalized body ache (57%). Only 37.8% of the girls take their quality of life to be good followed by 1.8% as very good when they were asked about experiencing any negative feelings prior to menses like blue mood, despair,anxiety etc.Around one fourth (26%) of them reported that they never experience any kind of negative feeling.Conclusion: The adolescent girls are in greatest need for physical, psychological support as they experience the most severe PMS symptoms.

First Page

697

Last Page

702

DOI

10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i05.011

Publication Date

10-31-2024

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