Most Frequent Physical Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome among Reproductive Age Group Women in Rural Area
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 8
Abstract
Introduction: Premenstrual syn-drome (PMS) is a physical, cogni-tive, affective and behavioural symptoms occuring preceding menstruation and disappears after menstruation. It is reported that 50- 80% of women experience PMS. Studies revealed almost 75% of women belonging to reproductive age group experienced symptoms associated with menstruation. Objective: This study was done to find out distribution of physical symptoms of premenstrual syn-drome among study population and also to assess the most frequent physical symptoms of PMS among study population. Methodology: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in parangipettai town, Cuddalore dis-trict among 650 women of repro-ductive age. Pretested Proforma was used to collect data. The sampling technique used was single stage ar-ea wise cluster sampling technique. Results: Out of 650 women, 519 had atleast any one of the following the physical symptoms. The ranking reveals that general aches and fa-tigue are the most frequently report-ed physical symptoms of PMS. The next symptom will be head ache and back ache. Muscle stiffness and painful breasts ranked as the third group of symptoms followed by other symptoms. Conclusion: General aches, fatigue, headache and backache are the most frequently occurring physical symptoms.
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Lakshmi D, A. John William Felix, Jayasree TM
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