Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome Among University Students: Associated Factors and Comfort Level

YILDIRIM GÜRKAN D., BİLGİLİ N.

BEZMIALEM SCIENCE, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.44-52, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.5441
  • Dergi Adı: BEZMIALEM SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.44-52
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Premenstrual syndrome, prevalence, comfort level, SYMPTOMS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a combination of behavioral, somatic, emotional, and cognitive symptoms that are very common in women during reproductive age. The worldwide prevalence of PMS varies between 12% and 98%. Thus, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of PMS and its associated factors and comfort level in a group of university students who stay in a dormitory.