Mental and Reproductive Health Correlates of Academic Performance among Debre Berhan University Female Students, Ethiopia: The Case of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Joint Authors
Dejenie Habtewold, Tesfa
Haile, Yohannes Gebre Egziabher
Alemu, Sisay Mulugeta
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Globally 3 to 8% of reproductive age women are suffering from premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
Several mental and reproductive health-related factors cause low academic achievement during university education.
However, limited data exist in Ethiopia.
The aim of the study was to investigate mental and reproductive health correlates of academic performance.
Methods.
Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted with 667 Debre Berhan University female students from April to June 2015.
Academic performance was the outcome variable.
Mental and reproductive health characteristics were explanatory variables.
Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test of association was applied to examine group difference in academic performance.
Result.
Among 529 students who participated, 49.3% reported mild premenstrual syndrome (PMS), 36.9% reported moderate/severe PMS, and 13.8% fulfilled PMDD diagnostic criteria.
The ANOVA test of association revealed that there was no significant difference in academic performance between students with different level of PMS experience (F-statistic = 0.08, p value = 0.93).
Nevertheless, there was a significant difference in academic performance between students with different length of menses (F-statistic = 5.15, p value = 0.006).
Conclusion.
There was no significant association between PMS experience and academic performance, but on the other hand, the length of menses significantly associated with academic performance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alemu, Sisay Mulugeta& Dejenie Habtewold, Tesfa& Haile, Yohannes Gebre Egziabher. 2017. Mental and Reproductive Health Correlates of Academic Performance among Debre Berhan University Female Students, Ethiopia: The Case of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139482
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alemu, Sisay Mulugeta…[et al.]. Mental and Reproductive Health Correlates of Academic Performance among Debre Berhan University Female Students, Ethiopia: The Case of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139482
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alemu, Sisay Mulugeta& Dejenie Habtewold, Tesfa& Haile, Yohannes Gebre Egziabher. Mental and Reproductive Health Correlates of Academic Performance among Debre Berhan University Female Students, Ethiopia: The Case of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139482
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1139482