Prevalence and impacts of premenstrual syndrome among Bahraini women : a cross-sectional study using the Arab premenstrual syndrome scale (APMSS)
Other Title(s)
انتشار و آثار متلازمة ما قبل الطمث عند الشابات في مملكة البحرين : دراسة مقطعية باستخدام المقياس العربي لمتلازمة ما قبل الطمث
Joint Authors
Haji, Iman Ahmad
al-Jib, Alya
al-Salman, Ali
Jahrami, Haytham Ali
Sayf, Zahra
al-Qahtani, Hayfa Muhammad
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 27, Issue 1 (31 May. 2016), pp.67-75, 9 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
2016-05-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a constellation of psychological, physical and behavioral symptoms that has been described in medical literature, with limited data in the Arab region, especially in the Arabian Gulf countries.
Method : This is a cross-sectional study, which was conducted in Bahrain from June to July 2014.
A random sample of 250 women was chosen, of which 200 responded and their data analyzed.
The Arabic Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (APMSS) was used, which consists of 23 items describing psychological, physical and functional impairment features of PMS.
Results: The mean age of the sample was 22 ± 4.5.
99% had PMS symptoms, 100 % had physical symptoms, 98.5 % had psychological and 69% suffered from functional impairment.
The majority (52%) suffered from moderate symptoms while mild symptoms were seen in 41% and only 6% had severe PMS.
There was no statistically significant association between severity of symptoms and the sociodemographic, biometric or gynecological variables.
Conclusion : The results of the study showed that the majority of young women in the sample (93 %) were suffering from mild (41%) to moderate (52 %) PMS while severe symptoms were shown in only 6% of the participants.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jahrami, Haytham Ali& al-Qahtani, Hayfa Muhammad& Haji, Iman Ahmad& al-Jib, Alya& Sayf, Zahra& al-Salman, Ali. 2016. Prevalence and impacts of premenstrual syndrome among Bahraini women : a cross-sectional study using the Arab premenstrual syndrome scale (APMSS). The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 27, no. 1, pp.67-75.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jahrami, Haytham Ali…[et al.]. Prevalence and impacts of premenstrual syndrome among Bahraini women : a cross-sectional study using the Arab premenstrual syndrome scale (APMSS). The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 27, no. 1 (May. 2016), pp.67-75.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-756137
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jahrami, Haytham Ali& al-Qahtani, Hayfa Muhammad& Haji, Iman Ahmad& al-Jib, Alya& Sayf, Zahra& al-Salman, Ali. Prevalence and impacts of premenstrual syndrome among Bahraini women : a cross-sectional study using the Arab premenstrual syndrome scale (APMSS). The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 2016. Vol. 27, no. 1, pp.67-75.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-756137
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 74
Record ID
BIM-756137