Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and associated factors among female health science students in Wollo University, Ethiopia, 2017/18

Abstract

Background Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is also called late luteal phase dysphoric disorder. The syndrome involves mood symptoms, behavior symptoms and physical symptoms. This pattern of symptoms occurs at a specific time during the menstrual cycle, and the symptoms resolve for some period of time between menstrual cycles. It is one of the most common problems in female students of higher education institution that impaired academic performance and professional and interpersonal relationships. The main objective f this study is to assess Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and associated factors among Female health science students in Wollo University, east Amhara, Ethiopia, 2016/17. Methods The study was conducted from January 1–15, 2017 involving 254 regular health science students were involved from college of medicine & health science, Wollo University. Institution based cross sectional study design was used. Systematic random sampling technique was utilized. Data were collected through interviewer administered standardized and pretested questionnaires. The collected data were presented in tables, graph & chart. Association between dependent and independent variable were tested using logistic regression model of SPSS version 20. Variables that have P -value less than 0.25 at bivarate analysis were entered to multivariate analysis model. Finally those variables which had P-value of < 0.05 were considered as having statistically significant association with the dependent variables. Result The prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in this study was 66.9%. Degree of dysmenorhea was found to have statistically significant association with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Students who had mild grade of dysmenorhea were less likely to have PMDD as compared with those students who had severe dysmenorhea (AOR = 0.13 at 95%CI (0.03–0.58). About 139 (61.8%) of female student reported that frequent class missing and low grade were occurred due to menstrual disorder. Conclusion The Prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder was highest as compared to other similar studies done in other countries. The factor associated with premenstrual dyphoric disorder was grade of dysmenorhoea. In order to tackle this problem, collaborative efforts should be taken.

Magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study

“…In the current study, the magnitude of PMDD was marginally similar with studies conducted in another area of Ethiopia at 30.9%, 38 Egypt 40.5%, 39 Nigeria 36.1%, 11 Korea 34.8%, 40 Nepal 38.9% of medical students 41 and Iran 36.3%. 42 However, the magnitude of PMDD in this study was lower than the studies conducted among female students in other parts of Ethiopia at 66.9%, 14 Nepal 39.6% nursing students 41 and Iran 59%. 43 The possible explanation for this difference might be: smaller sample size (254), socio-demographic characteristics, time of data collection (1 to 15 February 2017) and curriculum difference.…”

“…6 Dysmenorrhoea had statistically significant association with PMDD. 14 27–29 Older age groups, average length of one cycle of menstruation and academic performance impairment, rural residence, lower age at menarche, regularity of menses and family history of menstrual related problem were associated with PMDD in other studies. 30–32…”

“…The sample size of this study was determined by using the single population proportion formula by assuming 66.9% prevalence of PMDD among female health science students from the study conducted at Wollo University, Ethiopia, 14 1.96 Z (standard normal distribution), 4% tolerable margin of error, 95% CI of certainty (alpha=0.05) and 10% non-response rate.…”

Prevalence and associated factors of premenstrual syndrome among women of the reproductive age group in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

“…All studies included in this analysis were conducted using a cross-sectional study design [7,8,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. For eight of these studies, the premenstrual syndrome scoring tool of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Ed (DMS IV) was used while the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) was used for the remaining one study [7].…”

“…A wide range of prevalence rates was reported in the nine studies [7,8,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. The lowest prevalence of PMS, 27.00% (95% CI: 21.41, 32.59) was reported in a study among Jimma University female students [16].…”