--- title: How common is PMS among teenage girls in rural India? | Niyora description: Very common: about 6 in 10 girls in this rural school reported PMS, with irritability, anxiety and anger as the most frequent symptoms. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-syndrome-among-adolescent-girl-students-in-a-rural-school-of-west-2015/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - How common is PMS among teenage girls in rural India? Survey study, 2015 # How common is PMS among teenage girls in rural India? Very common: about 6 in 10 girls in this rural school reported PMS, with irritability, anxiety and anger as the most frequent symptoms. Early or limited evidence 244 adolescent girl students in a rural school in West Bengal, India ## What they did A cross-sectional survey of 244 adolescent girl students in a rural school in West Bengal, India, done in July-August 2014. Girls were asked about PMS symptoms and other factors, and results were analysed with standard statistics. ## What they found 61.5% of girls reported PMS. Irritability was reported by 84.8%, anxiety by 76.0%, confusion by 66.8%, anger by 70.5%, and depression by 62.7%. About one-third had breast pain, 55.3% faced social rejection during this time, around 55% had headache and abdominal distension, and 14.7% had limb swelling. PMS was linked to mother's occupation, heavier menstrual blood flow, and having dysmenorrhea (painful periods) (p < 0.05). ## What it means for you PMS is a major, common health issue for rural adolescent girls in this area, often linked to heavier periods and period pain. This is a one-time survey in one rural district, so it can't prove what causes PMS, only that these things occur together, and results may not apply to other regions. 61.5% reported PMS 84.8% reported irritability 55.3% faced social rejection ## About the study Original title Premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girl students in a rural school of West Bengal, India Authors Aditya Prasad Sarkar, Ranjana Mandal, Supriti Ghorai Journal International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Year 2015 Study design Survey study Participants 244 What was tested None (observational survey, no treatment tested) Read the paper [doi.org/10.5455/ijmsph.2016.2407201566](https://doi.org/10.5455/ijmsph.2016.2407201566) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)[Bloating, breast tenderness and physical symptoms](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-physical-symptoms/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) 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 Survey study, 2015 How common is PMS in teenage school girls in an urban city in India? Cohort study, 2006 How should severe period pain in teenagers be treated? Survey study, 1964 How common are mood and physical changes around menstruation? Cohort study, 2026 What menstrual and premenstrual problems do girls with intellectual disability experience? Survey study, 2025 What factors are linked to PMS in female graduate students? Survey study, 2024 How common is dysmenorrhea related to PMS in university students, and how do they treat it? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗