Premenstrual Tension Syndrome among Adolescent Girls: A Cross Sectional Study at Bagalkot

Abstract

Background: Adolescent stage is very important in the life of a girl, because in this stage physical, sexual and psychological maturity takes place. The major landmark of puberty for females is menarche, the onset of menstruation, which occurs on an average between ages 12 and 13. The start of menstruation is usually a mixture of excitement and anxiety. Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the premenstrual tension syndrome among adolescent girls studying in selected degree colleges of Bagalkot. Methodology: The premenstrual tension syndrome was measured using Premenstrual tension syndrome scale from a convenient sample of 200adolescent girls studying in selected degree colleges of Bagalkot in a cross sectional design. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Findings indicates that majority 64.5% of respondents had mild level premenstrual tension syndrome, 35% of respondents had moderate premenstrual tension syndrome and 0.5 % respondents had severe premenstrual tension syndrome. Results depicts that total mean percentage of Premenstrual tension syndrome of adolescent girls was 24.38% with mean and SD 10.73±7.0907.Chi-square test was calculated to assess the association between Premenstrual tension syndrome & selected socio-demographic variable of adolescent girls. Findings depict that, there was a significant association found between Age and Levels of Premenstrual tension syndrome [χ2=5.35, P< 0.05] , there was a significant association found between Mother’s educational status and Levels of Premenstrual tension syndrome [χ2=4.84, P< 0.05], there was a significant association found between Father’s occupation and Levels of Premenstrual tension syndrome [χ2=6.99, P< 0.05] and No significant association found between Premenstrual tension syndrome and other variables. Conclusion: The finding of the study concluded that most of the adolescent girls having mild and moderate and severe level of premenstrual tension syndrome. This study is effective to identify the premenstrual tension syndrome among adolescent girls. Keywords: Premenstrual tension syndrome, Adolescent girls, Degree colleges.