Abstract:
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a premenstrual condition with cyclic symptoms affecting women of the reproductive age group. This work established that these symptoms have a negative effect on quality of life, including the academic performance, health and mental health of female medical students. Objectives: to assess the incidence density, severity and costs of PMS on the academic achievement and quality of life of female medical students. Study Design: A Cross-Sectional Study Place and duration of study. Department Of Medicine, College of Medicine, and Health Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Sultanate of Oman from Jan 2023 to Jan 2024 Methods: A descriptive cross sectional research was administered to 150 female medical students studying at the National University of Science and Technology. Questionnaires that included items concerned the PMS symptoms and its effects, menstrual characteristics and impact on academic performance were also completed by the participants. To perform comparison of data against null hypothesis, chi-square test along with p-values was used for the study. To report the results, means and standard deviations were calculated and used to describe the results. Results: Among 150 participants, 64 percent of the females claimed to have one kind of PMS symptom. Overall, therefore, a statistical substantial relationship existed between PMS and depressive symptoms (P < 0.0001), anxiety (P< 0.0001) and fatigue (P = 0.0003). Dysmenorrhea showed a correlation with PMS at 95 percent confidence level and it had a mean standard deviation of 12.40. Self-report of a family history of PMS was more common in the students with a chi square equal to 8.99 and p = 0.0027. Conclusion: This study stress that PMS has most intense effect on the psychological state and studying ability of female medical students. Overall, the authors emphasize the importance of more research on PMS, including awareness and support programs, as well as other possible measures that will help address the problem – for example, granting menstrual leave to students.
Keywords: PMS, medical students, quality of life, academic performance.
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