Magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study

Objective To assess the magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and associated factors among female students of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019.Design Institution-based cross-sectional study design.Setting College of Medicine and...

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Main Authors: Woredaw Minichil, Eleni Eskindir, Demeke Demilew, Yohannes Mirkena
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-07-01
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author Woredaw Minichil
Eleni Eskindir
Demeke Demilew
Yohannes Mirkena
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Yohannes Mirkena
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description Objective To assess the magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and associated factors among female students of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019.Design Institution-based cross-sectional study design.Setting College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.Participants 386 participants were recruited for self-administered interview using the stratified followed by simple random sampling technique.Measurement Data were collected by self-administered interview. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) was used to measure PMDD. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Oslo-3 social support are used to assess the factors. The data were checked, cleaned and entered into EpiData V.3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) V.21.0 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regressions were used. OR with 95% CI was employed to see the strength of associations between dependent and independent variables. Variables with a p value <0.05 in multivariable logistic regression were declared as significantly associated.Result 386 participants were involved in the study, with a response rate of 84.6%. The overall magnitude of PMDD in this study was 34.7% (30.3 to 39.1). Severe menstrual pain (adjusted OR (AOR)=2.82, 95% CI: 1.83 to 4.23), perception of an impact on academic performance due to menstrual pain (AOR=2.31, 95% CI: 1.23 to 4.32), and high perceived stress (AOR=3.52, 95% CI: 2.58 to 5.60) were significantly associated with PMDD disorder among female medical and health sciences students.Conclusion PMDD is high among female medical and health sciences students. Thus, it needs early screening and intervention especially for those who have severe menstrual pain, perceived to have an impact on academic performance and high perceived stress.
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spelling doaj-art-1fee8719a91d401d911206cbf89a79b52024-12-04T07:05:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552020-07-0110710.1136/bmjopen-2019-034166Magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional studyWoredaw Minichil0Eleni Eskindir1Demeke Demilew2Yohannes Mirkena3Psychiatry, University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar, EthiopiaPsychiatry, University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar, EthiopiaPsychiatry, University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaPsychiatry, University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar, EthiopiaObjective To assess the magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and associated factors among female students of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019.Design Institution-based cross-sectional study design.Setting College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.Participants 386 participants were recruited for self-administered interview using the stratified followed by simple random sampling technique.Measurement Data were collected by self-administered interview. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) was used to measure PMDD. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Oslo-3 social support are used to assess the factors. The data were checked, cleaned and entered into EpiData V.3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) V.21.0 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regressions were used. OR with 95% CI was employed to see the strength of associations between dependent and independent variables. Variables with a p value <0.05 in multivariable logistic regression were declared as significantly associated.Result 386 participants were involved in the study, with a response rate of 84.6%. The overall magnitude of PMDD in this study was 34.7% (30.3 to 39.1). Severe menstrual pain (adjusted OR (AOR)=2.82, 95% CI: 1.83 to 4.23), perception of an impact on academic performance due to menstrual pain (AOR=2.31, 95% CI: 1.23 to 4.32), and high perceived stress (AOR=3.52, 95% CI: 2.58 to 5.60) were significantly associated with PMDD disorder among female medical and health sciences students.Conclusion PMDD is high among female medical and health sciences students. Thus, it needs early screening and intervention especially for those who have severe menstrual pain, perceived to have an impact on academic performance and high perceived stress.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/7/e034166.full
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Eleni Eskindir
Demeke Demilew
Yohannes Mirkena
Magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study
BMJ Open
title Magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study
title_full Magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study
title_short Magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study
title_sort magnitude of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its correlation with academic performance among female medical and health science students at university of gondar ethiopia 2019 a cross sectional study
url https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/7/e034166.full
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