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title: How common is severe PMS in female students and does it affect quality of life?
description: 38.8% of students had severe PMS. PMS was clearly linked to quality of life, with students experiencing more PMS symptoms reporting lower quality of life.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-syndrome-and-quality-of-life-among-sohag-university-female-students-2018/
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Survey study, 2018

# How common is severe PMS in female students and does it affect quality of life?

38.8% of students had severe PMS. PMS was clearly linked to quality of life, with students experiencing more PMS symptoms reporting lower quality of life.

 Early or limited evidence

Female university students at Sohag University, Egypt with mean age 19.9 years

## What they did

Surveyed female university students in Egypt using questionnaires about PMS symptoms and their quality of life in daily activities, relationships, work, and other areas.

## What they found

38.8% of students had severe PMS and 61.2% had low-level PMS. PMS was clearly linked to all areas of quality of life. Students with more PMS symptoms reported lower quality of life overall.

## What it means for you

More than one-third of female students at this university experience severe PMS that affects daily life. The study describes the problem but does not test ways to improve it.

38.8%

With severe PMS

61.2%

With low-level PMS

19.9

Mean age of students

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual syndrome and quality of life among Sohag University female students Authors Safaa Mohamed Journal Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal Year 2018 Study design Survey study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.21608/asnj.2018.58976](https://doi.org/10.21608/asnj.2018.58976)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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