A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Nurse Led Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Lifestyle Change in Prevention of Premenstrual Syndrome among Adolescents Girls in Selected School of Jabalpur City
Author : Smita Richesh Robert, Dr. Leena Sharma and Dr. DP Nagar
Abstract :
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), any of various symptoms experienced by women of child bearing age in the days immediately preceding menstruation. It is most common in women in their twenties and thirties. Some 70%-90% of menstruating is having PMS on a cyclical basis. With a history of postpartum depression or an affective mood disorder. As many as 50%-60% of women with sever PMS have an underlying psychiatric disorder. The frequency of premenstrual syndrome is according to ICD-10 criteria, approximately 42% of women experience mild PMS and 31.7% experience moderate PMS, Samia Tabassum 2005. Epidemiological surveys have estimated that as many as 75% of reproductive age women experience some symptoms attributed to the premenstrual phase of menstrual cycle Johnson SR, It has been estimated from retrospective community surveys, Ramachandran S, Love E that nearly 90% of women have experienced at least one premenstrual syndrome as defined by ICD-10 criteria defined by WHO.
Keywords :
Premenstrual syndrome, adolescent girls, planned teaching programme
