Frequency and Severity of Premenstrual Syndrome among Undergraduate Medical Students

Abstract

Objective: To find out the frequency and to assess the degree of severity of premenstrual syndrome among undergraduate medical students
Methods:Methods: It is a Cross-Sectional Study conducted in 161 female Students of Allama Iqbal Medical College of 1st year to final year who voluntarily consented for participation. PMS and its severity was diagnosed on the basis of a modified DRSP scale: mild if the score is 50-85, moderate if the score is 86- 120 and severe if the score is >120. Females having irregular periods or any organic pathology and those using hormonal contraception or any medication were excluded.Data was analyzed by SPSS version 23. Frequency, percentage charting was expressed for variables like presence of PMS and severity of PMS. Quantitative variables like age and BMI were expressed by Mean±S.D. Data was stratified for age, BMI, year of study, living status and marital status to deal with effect modifiers. Test of significance was applied i.e chi- square. A p-value ≤0.05 was considered significant.