Assessment of premenstrual syndrome among female students in Southeast Nigeria

Nworie, Kelechi Martins; Aluh, Deborah Oyine; Onyekwum, Chinyere Abigail

doi:10.5114/jogi.2018.79426

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“…In this study, stress was observed to contribute to high prevalence as studying or working in academic/clinical environment comes with associated stress in Nigeria ( 9 , 11 , 22 ). A report on the magnitude of PMDD and its correlation with academic performance among medical students in Ethiopia corroborates that stress, severe menstrual pain and its negative impact on academic performance are associated with PMDD; our study and other reports from Japan and Nigeria respectively agree with this discovery ( 2 , 4 , 11 , 19 ). However, interference of PMS or PMDD with academic or work performance was not reported in some studies ( 1 , 11 ).…”

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“…The observed 25.6% PMDD prevalence was lesser, but comparable to 34.7% prevalence reported from Ethiopia, while it was far below 47.6% and 61% reported from Nigeria and Japan respectively ( 4 , 11 ). This discrepancy might be attributed to underlying conditions such as psychiatric disorders, population studied, geographical distribution and methods used.…”

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“…The aetiology of PMS remains unknown but some factors attributed to nutrition such as amino acids, calcium, magnesium and vitamin B deficiencies; sex hormones as observed in the interplay of oestrogen and progesterone, also the excitatory and inhibitory roles of both serotonin and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are possible parameters for PMS development ( 4 , 8 ). Other PMS factors include genetic makeup such as homology shared between mother and daughter as well as in twins; personality traits such as low self-esteem, introversion and extroversion; stress related to physical activity involving the stress hormone cortisol; use of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs); age; ethnicity and smoking ( 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ).…”

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“…Manifestations of PMS include mood swing, irritability, depression, anger, anxiety, insomnia, breast tenderness, change in appetite, food craving, muscle pain, tinnitus, fatigue, oedema, bloating, social withdrawal, absenteeism from work/school, and poor work/academic performance ( 9 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ). PMS management include administration of antidepressants like selective serotonin reabsorption inhibitors (SSRIs); others include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and OCPs, while non-drug management include intake of mineral supplements such as calcium and magnesium, intake of vitamins A, E and B 6 , exercising, yoga, and stress reduction programs ( 2 , 4 , 17 ). However, healthcare-seeking behaviour is poor as reports showed that many young adolescents and women suffering from dysmenorrhea either ignore the pain and suffer in silence or practice self-medication ( 18 , 19 , 20 ).…”

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Mood swing during menstruation: Confounding factors and drug use

Ojezele¹,

Eduviere²,

Adedapo³

et al. 2022

Ethiop J Health Sci

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BACKGROUND: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a physiologic process in women where mood swing is one of the symptoms influencing the psycho-emotional, physical, and behavioral reactions exhibited by women during menstruation. This study elucidates the effect of mood swing, confounding factors and healthcare-seeking behaviors of women in an educational environment.METHODS: Exactly 328 women who were within reproductive ages 16 and 35 years participated in this study. A survey method was adopted; validated and standardized questionnaires were administered to confidentially assess the effect of mood swing via PMS. All data were analyzed with SPSS 25.0; descriptive method was adopted and results were expressed in percentages.RESULTS: Mood swing was discovered as a symptom overlapping with psycho-emotional, physical, and behavioral symptoms during menstruation. The overall PMS prevalence was 67.4% while PMDD prevalence was 25.6%. Psycho-emotional symptoms: anger, irritability, depression. Physical symptoms: coldness, paleness, food craving, breast tenderness, digestive changes. Behavioral symptoms: social withdrawal, nocturnal social activity, absenteeism, poor work or academic performance, increased libido. Confounding factors include stress, gynecological conditions such as endometriosis, uterine fibroid, ovarian cyst, pelvic adhesion, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Also, 22.9% had a family history of bipolar disorder (BD) while 30.2% had previous diagnosis. Severe pain was a major factor for seeking treatment; Paracetamol, and Piroxicam were frequently used drugs.CONCLUSIONS: Severe PMS triggers mood swing and can badly affect academic or work activities; victims either endure the pain due to socio-cultural and financial factors or take unsuitable medications where abuse is inevitable.

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Mood swing during menstruation: Confounding factors and drug use

Ojezele¹,

Eduviere²,

Adedapo³

et al. 2022

Ethiop J Health Sci

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“…According to the study of Nworie, et al (2018) on common premenstrual syndrome among reproductive-aged females studied in South East, Nigeria, revealed that the most prevalent symptoms were trouble in concentrating (85.0%), irritability (79.2%), abdominal bloating (75.3%), aches and pains (70.0%), mood swings (69.2%), breast tenderness (69.2%) and food craving (68.0%). Their conclusion was that the prevalence of PMS was high among female students in Nigeria.…”

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Assessment of Premenstrual Syndrome and Coping Strategies among Female Students of the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Akpoigho¹,

Ukamaka²

2022

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There are several health problems associated with menstruation. One of the most common problems is premenstrual syndrome which occurs when the premenstrual symptoms are severe enough to disturb the quality of life of a woman. Aim: The study aimed to determine the common premenstrual symptoms, various coping strategies, and health-seeking behaviours adopted by female students in the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. Method: Cross-sectional design was adopted for the study. The questionnaire was used for the collection of data; a multistage sampling technique was adopted to select three hundred and ten (310) students from the four (4) departments proportionately. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse data collected using SPSS version 21.0. Results: The result showed that the most common premenstrual syndrome was mood swing 240 (77.7%), irritability 184(59.5%), fatigue 181(59.5%), and breast tenderness 171(55.3%). The degree of the menstrual syndrome was low 241(78.0%), moderate 206(66.7%). Common coping strategies were resting 206(66.9%), sleeping 200(64.7%), accepting the process as natural 148(47.9%), and the majority 273(88.3%) had negative health-seeking behaviour. Findings of the hypotheses testing revealed that there is no significant relationship between students’ age and premenstrual syndrome and no significant association between premenstrual syndrome and course of study. Conclusion: It was concluded that the respondents experienced low to moderate degrees of the menstrual syndrome. Resting, sleeping, and accepting the process as natural were common coping strategies, and health-seeking behaviour was poor. Recommendations: Periodic health education programmes should be encouraged to involve active coping behaviours such as regular aerobic exercises, muscle strengthening, and slow breathing exercises. Students should be encouraged to have positive health-seeking behaviour.

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Ebelik Bölümü Öğrencilerinde Premenstrüel Sendrom Görülme Sıklığı ve Yaşam Tarzı ile İlişkisi

OFEI,

ALTINKAYA

2023

İnönü Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksek Okulu Dergisi

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This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and its relationship with lifestyle among the undergraduate midwifery students at Aydin Adnan Menderes University. 288 undergraduate female midwifery students (who had no mental disorder/ used no anti-depressants and did not use combined oral contraceptives) were recruited for the study. While data on the anthropometric, socio-demographic, menstrual and lifestyle characteristics of the participants were collected using data collection form, the premenstrual syndrome scale was utilised to determine the presence/absence of PMS in each participant. Student’s T test, Mann Whitney U test, Pearson’s Chi-square test, Chi-square test, Fisher's Exact test and multiple logistic regression analysis via Backward LR procedure were employed in comparing the groups with and without PMS and determining the best predicting factors for PMS. The prevalence of PMS among the participants was found to be 51.3%. According to the result of the multiple logistic regression analysis; whereas fast-food consumption, taking vitamin /mineral supplements, poor income and expense balance, generally feeling stressed, irregular sleep and feeling pain during menstruation were found to have a statistically significant positive relationship with PMS; consumption of white meat was found to be negatively related with PMS. A significant proportion of the study’s population suffered from PMS. Therefore, more attention from healthcare providers on the subject, the incorporation of PMS-related topics into educational curricula, social support and lifestyle modifications are recommended.

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Assessment of premenstrual syndrome among female students in Southeast Nigeria

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References 29 publications

Mood swing during menstruation: Confounding factors and drug use

Mood swing during menstruation: Confounding factors and drug use

Assessment of Premenstrual Syndrome and Coping Strategies among Female Students of the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Ebelik Bölümü Öğrencilerinde Premenstrüel Sendrom Görülme Sıklığı ve Yaşam Tarzı ile İlişkisi

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