Survey study, 2017
How does PMS affect work performance in female university teachers?
Women with PMS report worse job performance and reduced work capacity than women without PMS. Based on this one university study.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 186 female academic staff at an Egyptian university. Data collected from April to December 2015. Participants were interviewed and completed questionnaires about PMS symptoms.
What they found
122 out of 186 women (66%) had PMS. Women with PMS reported worse work capacity and job performance compared to women without PMS. They also perceived that work made their symptoms worse.
What it means for you
PMS is very common in working women and affects how well they can work. Women reported that work made PMS worse. The study involved one university in Egypt with self-reported data, so results may not apply elsewhere.
186
Total women studied
122
Women with PMS
66%
Prevalence of PMS
About the study
- Original title
- PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME AND WORK AMONG FEMALE ACADEMIC TEACHING STAFF IN AGOVERNMENTAL FACULTY OF MEDICINE IN EGYPT
- Authors
- Hammam RAM, Zalat MM, Sadek SM et al.
- Journal
- Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine
- Year
- 2017
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 122
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2017.960
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