A cross-sectional study on prevalence of menstrual problems, lifestyle, mental health, and PCOS awareness among rural and urban population of Punjab, India

Autor: Priya Sharma, Mandeep Kaur, Sachin Kumar, Preeti Khetarpal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol 43, Iss 3, Pp 349-358 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0167-482X
1743-8942
0167482X
DOI: 10.1080/0167482X.2021.1965983
Popis: Introduction Menstrual cycle gets affected by various modifiable risk factors. To assess prevalence of various types of menstrual problems, lifestyle and mental health status, identification of variables as predictors for menstrual problems and level of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) awareness among rural and urban population of Punjab, the present study has been carried out. Methods The study was conducted from November 2019 to July 2020 in the Malwa region of Punjab, India, with 2673 participants (15–25 years). Epidemiological information was collected using predesigned questionnaire along with depression, anxiety and stress (DASS-21) score mental health assessment tool. MS-Excel (2019) and IBM SPSS 18.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) was used for statistical analysis. Results The overall prevalence of different menstrual problems was 60.61%, with dysmenorrhea (50.64%) being most common problem. Body mass index (BMI), menarche age, physical activity, and mental health status are significant (p
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