Assessment of lifestyle and impact of premenstrual syndrome among undergraduate girls studying in selected colleges in a view to develop an information booklet

Abstract

The social history of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and phenomena is entangled with the social history of gender relations. In early 1980s PMS became a household term. Popular press articles told women how to “beat the Blues”, “overcome the menstrual uglies” and negotiate interpersonal relations during those times of month. Clinicians and researchers met at international conferences to discuss definition, etiology and possible treatment of a syndrome estimated by some to affect 80% of women.

Methodology: A Quantitative research approach was used for this study. Research design adopted was non experimental descriptive research design. The sample selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria in selected colleges. The sample size was adopted for the study is 200 samples taken and in that find out the prevalence and after screening the girls to select the 160 sample in this study by power analysis formula. Sampling technique used for the study Non Probability Purposive sampling technique. The study proceeded after the sanction by institutional ethic committee and permission was opted from the government officials to conduct the study in selected area colleges. Informed consent was taken from all the participants and confidentiality and anonymity was maintaining throughout the procedure. Tool used for the study was divided under three sections including consent from and information booklet provide to the participants regarding premenstrual syndrome.

Result: 0.6% of the undergraduate girls had poor lifestyle (score 20-40), 90% of them had average lifestyle (Score 41-60) and 99.4% of them had healthy lifestyle (score 61-80) of premenstrual syndrome. 0.6% of the undergraduate girls had mild impact of premenstrual syndrome (score 0-3), 42.5% of them had moderate impact of premenstrual syndrome (score 4-6) and 56.9% of them had severe impact of premenstrual syndrome (score 7-10).

Conclusion: Study concludes to assessment and findings of lifestyle and impact of premenstrual syndrome. There is no significant association between study findings with selected demographic variables in selected colleges.