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Factors associated with the severity of premenstrual syndrome among Iranian college students
Author(s) -
Farahmand Maryam,
Ramezani Tehrani Fahimeh,
Khalili Davood,
Amin Gholamreza,
Negarandeh Reza
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.13439
Subject(s) - medicine , marital status , confidence interval , stepwise regression , menstruation , family history , demography , population , environmental health , sociology
Aim Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms that occur cyclically, from several days to 2 weeks before menses, which resolve either quickly or during the early days of menstruation. The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with the severity of PMS in Iranian college students. Methods The cross‐sectional study was performed among 298 college students (aged 18–35 years) with PMS, of whom, 271 college students completed the Iranian version of the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool questionnaire to determine the severity of PMS. Factors associated with PMS severity were identified using linear regression analysis with a stepwise method. Results Factors associated with severity of PMS were age (years), family income (low vs high income), marital status (unmarried vs married), and familial history of dysmenorrhea or PMS after adjustment for dysmenorrheal severity with β (95% confidence interval) of 0.31 (0.45–0.57), 11.6 (1.2–23.54), 3.2 (0.4–5.2), and 2.22 (0.04–4.4), respectively. Conclusion In this study, factors associated with severity of PMS were age, marital status, family income, and familial history of PMS. We observed that some outcomes were consistent with some previously reported results, which indicates the need for further studies.