فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background & aim: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) refers to a periodic recurrence of a combination of physical, psychological and behavioral changes in the pauses of the menstrual cycle that can disrupt one's functioning and communication. The present study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of PMS and its related factors among medical university students.Methods: This Cross-sectional study was conducted on 450 female students of different faculties of Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran in 2021. The data were collected using the demographic questionnaire and menstrual symptom assessment questionnaire (PSST) on a self-report basis. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 using Chi-square, independent T and Mann- Whitney tests. Results: In this study, 68% of students had the criteria of PMS. PMS had a direct and significant relationship with educational field (P=0.001), ethnicity (P=0.023), academic degree (P=0.002), educational level (P=0.031) and BMI (P=0.001),. But it had an inverse significant relationship with the number of children (P=0.001). There was no statistically significant relationship between bleeding and marital status with PMS symptoms (P<0.05).Conclusion: The results showed that premenstrual syndrome is common among female university students in Gorgan, North Iran. Educational Field, ethnicity, academic degree, educationl level and BMI had a significant direct relationship with PMS and the number of children had a significant inverse relationship with PMS. Therefore, it seems necessary to raise awareness of university students and provide them proper training about the symptoms of PMS when they entered to the university.