Determination of the premenstrual syndrome and affecting factors among married women

Authors

  • Nülüfer Erbil
  • Nurgül Bölükbaş
  • Sevcan Tolan
  • Fatma Uysal

Keywords:

Premenstrual syndrome, married women, effecting factor

Abstract

Objective:This study was done to determine affecting factors and premenstrual syndrome among married women.

Method: This study was planned as cross-sectionaly. Population of this study was constituted from married women registered a Health Centre of Ordu province, in Turkey. The sample was composed of 302 married women who applied in this Health Centre and accepted to join. The study was made between the date 23rd of March-25th of May, 2007. Data were collected with the questionnaire form and Premenstrual  Syndrome Scale (PMSS)  by using face to face technique. The statisticaly evaluation of data were done by using SPSS 11.5.

Results: PMSS  score of women was found 88.61±30.05 (range 44-181). 68.5% of women who joined to the study were informed about menstruation before the menarche and 48.2% of them were informed by their mothers, 69.1% of them stated that marriage and giving birth don’t change their premenstrual problems, 49.4% of women reported that they experienced fewer or no dysmenorrhea after marriage and giving birth.  PMSS scores of women who illiterate of their mother, “ inadequate” income, residence in the province and in the village with anemia were found higher  than other women and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). It was found that  women’s age, marital status, occupation, education level, family type, smoking, menarche age and knowledge about menstruation before menarche of women were no effected on premenstrual sydrome (p>0.05).

Conclusion: As a result, premenstrual syndrome was found “mild level” among married women. However, it may be suggested that  health personnels should give planned education about premenstrual syndrome to the women for less experienced of premenstrual sypmtoms.

 

 

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Published

2011-01-27

How to Cite

Erbil, N., Bölükbaş, N., Tolan, S., & Uysal, F. (2011). Determination of the premenstrual syndrome and affecting factors among married women. Journal of Human Sciences, 8(1), 428–438. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/945

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Nursing and Midwifery