--- title: What are the most common premenstrual symptoms among adolescent girls in Chandigarh? description: The most common premenstrual symptoms were headaches (67%), breast pain (62%), and anxiety or tension (59%). These findings are from one city in India with 10 url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-study-of-menstrual-health-perceptions-practices-and-prevalence-of-premenstrual-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - What are the most common premenstrual symptoms among adolescent girls in Chandigarh? Survey study, 2025 # What are the most common premenstrual symptoms among adolescent girls in Chandigarh? The most common premenstrual symptoms were headaches (67%), breast pain (62%), and anxiety or tension (59%). These findings are from one city in India with 100 girls, so they may not represent all adolescent girls. Early or limited evidence 100 adolescent girls aged 15-18 in government schools in urban Chandigarh, India ## What they did Descriptive cross-sectional study of 100 girls aged 15-18 in government schools in Chandigarh using a structured questionnaire about menstrual health, practices, and premenstrual symptoms. ## What they found 67% reported headaches, 62% reported breast pain, and 59% experienced anxiety or tension as premenstrual symptoms. 94% used sanitary pads, 63% changed pads at school, but only 19% had good menstrual health perception and 34% had good hygiene practices. 63% had premenarche awareness with mothers and sisters as primary information sources. Poor maternal education was significantly associated with poor menstrual perception in daughters (p=0.040). 66% reported food restrictions and hesitance to discuss menstruation with male family members. ## What it means for you Premenstrual symptoms are very common in this group, but cultural stigma and low menstrual health awareness limit good practices despite access to sanitary products. Maternal education influences daughters' menstrual knowledge. Results are from one city in India and may not apply to other settings or countries. 67% reported headaches 62% reported breast pain 59% experienced anxiety or tension ## About the study Original title A study of menstrual health perceptions, practices and prevalence of premenstrual symptoms in school-going adolescent girls in Chandigarh Authors Anuna Vinod, J. S. Thakur, Vineeth Rajagopal et al. Journal International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Year 2025 Study design Survey study Participants 100 What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20253252](https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20253252) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Systematic review, 2025 Does teaching adolescent girls about their menstrual cycle and health help reduce period pain and PMS? Guideline, 2016 Can education improve understanding and management of PMS in blind teenage girls? Survey study, 2025 What factors are linked to PMS in female graduate students? Survey study, 2025 What is premenstrual syndrome and how can it be managed in adolescent girls? Survey study, 2021 Is anxiety about PMS related to how much girls know about reproductive health? Survey study, 2020 What attitudes do teenage girls have about premenstrual syndrome, and what affects them? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗