Abstract:

Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is an important problem negatively affecting women’s quality of life. Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine PMS prevalence among university students and some effective risk factors on PMS. Method: Sample of this crosssectional and descriptive study involved 525 female university students. Data were collected by personal information form, 'Premenstrual Syndrome Scale' and assessed by using Student t, Mann Whitney U, Chi-square test and Logistic Regression Analysis. Results: PMS prevalence was 36.4% in the study. Students with PMS had higher levels of smoking (14.1%), salting foods before tasting (35.6%), receiving anxiety or depression treatment before (11.5%), feeling stressful (74.9%), premenstrual tension complaint history in mothers (56. 0%) and sisters (74.2%) than students without PMS. The rate of consuming coke was lower (39.8%) in students with PMS than students without PMS (49.1%) (p = .039). PMS risk was decreased .59 times greater (p = .033) by coke consumption, 1.68 times (p = .040) by premenstrual tension complaint in mothers and 3.62 times (p = .000) by feeling stressful. PMS is a common problem among university students. PMS risk is decreased by coke consumption and increased by premenstrual tension complaint in mothers and feeling stressful.

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