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title: What is the prevalence of PMS among college students in South India and what coping strategies do they use?
description: 40% had PMS. Most coped with lying down with a pillow (53.8%) or drinking hot or cold drinks (37.8%).
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/prevalence-of-premenstrual-syndrome-and-various-coping-strategies-used-by-2022/
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Survey study, 2022

# What is the prevalence of PMS among college students in South India and what coping strategies do they use?

40% had PMS. Most coped with lying down with a pillow (53.8%) or drinking hot or cold drinks (37.8%).

 Early or limited evidence

225 college students in South India

## What they did

Online questionnaire survey of 225 college students over 6 months using American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists diagnostic criteria for PMS.

## What they found

40% prevalence. The most experienced somatic symptom was angry outbursts (50.7%) and the effective symptom was joint and muscle pain (50%). About 39% experienced significant negative effects on their educational activities. Most common coping strategies were lying down using a pillow (53.8%) and drinking hot or cold drinks (37.8%).

## What it means for you

PMS affects about 2 in 5 college students and about 1 in 3 reported it affecting their schoolwork. Most manage it with simple physical coping strategies. The study was limited to an online survey in South India with self-reported data and may not represent all college students.

40%

had PMS

39%

affected education

53.8%

coped by lying down

## About the study

Original title Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome and Various Coping Strategies Used by Students in South India Authors Bissy B Treesa, Ashmin Akbar, Abijith Suresh et al. Journal International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research Year 2022 Study design Survey study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.47583/ijpsrr.2022.v72i01.020](https://doi.org/10.47583/ijpsrr.2022.v72i01.020)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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