Prevalence of premenstrual symptoms among college students [Üniversite ö?rencilerinde premenstrüel semptomların prevalansı]

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dc.contributor.authorUzer Ekin G.
dc.contributor.authorEkin M.
dc.contributor.authorSavan K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T10:01:21Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T10:01:21Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess the prevalence of premenstrual symptoms in college students. Material and Methods: Five hundred and thirty-seven consecutive students who admitted to the outpatient clinic between May 2010 and September 2010 were assessed regarding their premenstrual symptoms using "The premenstrual symptoms screening tool" (PSST); developed by Steiner et al. which includes a set of questions on premenstrual symptoms. Weighted prevalence rates for premenstrual symptoms, oral contraceptive use and mean duration of symptoms were evaluated. Results: The mean age of the participants were 21.4±2.7 years. The prevalence of moderate and severe premenstrual symptoms were 34.1% and 19.5%, respectively. Ninety percent of the participants reported at least one symptom. The mean duration of symptoms in a menstrual cycle were 5.7±0.9 days in participants with moderate prermenstrual symptoms and 6.1±0.8 days in participants with severe premenstrual symptoms. Mean duration of premenstrual symptoms ranged between 3-6 years. Only 5.5% of the participants with severe premenstrual symptoms were seeking for treatment. Conclusion: This study indicates that premenstrual symptoms are common in university students, but only few of them seek for medical care for severe premenstrual symptoms. It is definitely essential to inform the university population about the symptoms and the treatment modalities of premenstrual symptoms as this condition may have strong negative impact on the school performance, daily function and quality of life. © 2013 by Türkiye Klinikleri.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5336/medsci.2011-25764
dc.identifier.endpage305en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0292
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84874592412
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage301en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5336/medsci.2011-25764
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/3136
dc.identifier.volume33en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTurkiye Kliniklerien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPremenstrual syndromeen_US
dc.subjectStudentsen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of premenstrual symptoms among college students [Üniversite ö?rencilerinde premenstrüel semptomların prevalansı]en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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