Investigation and analysis on premenstrual syndrome among female college students / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To assess the prevalence and impacts of premenstrual syndrome on female college students,and to provide scientific basis for health education. Methods In the cross-sectional study, a total of 900 female college students from three universities in Jinzhou city were investigated.The data were compiled using the questionnaire of Premenstrual Syndrome Scale by John Bancroft and the general information questionnaire.Results A total of 856 questionnaires were valid among the 900,the validity rate was 95.11%. Premenstrual syndrome was diagnosed in 32.7%(280/856)of all cases,distributed as 22.7%(194/856)mild,7.9%(68/856)moderate and 2.1%(18/856)severe. Binary Logistic regression analysis revealed that premenstrual syndrome was significantly associated with bad sleep condition, animal fat intake, yolk food intake, dysmenorrhea, early age at menarche. Conclusions The results showed that premenstrual syndrome is prevalent among female college students and that life style and nutritional factors may play an important role in this disorder. Therefore,health education and counseling services,as part of the overall health service,should be availed and provided to affected women.