Sughra Abbasi, Amber Tufail, Jawaher Kalyar, Nikhat Ashraf Ahsan.
Pre menstrual Syndrome in Undergraduate Medical Students: Hostellers Versus Dayscholars.
J Surg Pak Jan ;20(3):82-6.

Objective: To find out frequency of pre menstrual syndrome (PMS) and its impact on undergraduate medical students living in hostels in comparison with day-scholars. Study design: Cross sectional study. Place & Duration of study: Baqai Medical University Karachi, from October 2014 to December 2014. Methodology: A group of 100 were selected for the study. Stratified random sampling technique was used to gather meaningful information from the students. Quantitative design was used to acquire date. Chi square and Fisher Exact tests were used for analysis. Results: The mean age of the selected females was 21.48 + 1.761 year. Among a large array of variables, 24 were found significant in the study. This included dysmenorreha, muscle pain, bloated sensation, breast swelling and joint pain. Conclusion: The hostellers were more likely to develop PMS related symptoms in comparison with dayscholars.

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