What knowledge do nursing students have about PMS?

Abstract Background: PMS happens in the days after ovulation because estrogen and progesterone levels begin falling dramatically. Objectives: To assess the knowledge among female nursing students on premenstrual syndrome in selected nursing schools. To find out an association of premenstrual syndrome with selected socio demographic variables. Material and Methods: The sample of the study comprised of 100 GNM 3rd year students aged between 19 to 22 years. A descriptive research design was adopted to conduct the study. Samples were selected by convenience sampling technique. A self-structured questionnaire was administered to evaluate the knowledge on premenstrual syndrome. Result: The findings of the study revealed that out of 100 samples, 9 samples that is 9% have poor knowledge, 27 samples that is 27 % have good knowledge, 64 samples that is 64% are having excellent knowledge.The study reveals that there is association between the demographic characteristics like Age,Gender,Religion,Area of residence,Father education,Mother education,Father occupation,Mother occupation,Monthly income of family.The mean level of knowledge regarding premenstrual symptom and its management among GNM 3rd students is 19.45 (SD± 5.39) respectively.The overall mean percentage of the knowledge score is 72.04%.

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