A Study to Assess the Knowledge regarding Pre-Menstrual Syndrome among Adolescent girls in a selected college of Nursing, Thiruvananthapuram

The present study assessed “Knowledge regarding pre-menstrual syndrome among adolescent girls in a selected college of nursing, Thiruvananthapuram”. The objectives of the study were to find out the level of knowledge regarding pre-menstrual syndrome among 60 adolescent girls and to find out the association between the level of knowledge on PMS and selected socio-personal variables. The study was conducted using a non-experimental descriptive research design. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection via a Google form. The data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that out of 60 samples, the majority (41.7%) were at the age of 18 years, and only 1.6% were at the age of 17 years. Regarding religion, 45% of the samples were Hindus, 41.7% were Christians, and 13.3% were Muslims. The majority (61.3%) of samples lived in the city, and the remaining 38.3% lived in villages. Only 18.3% of samples had their monthly family income below 5,000 rupees, and 31, 7% had between 10,001 and 20,000 rupees. The majority, 58% of the samples, had their menarche between 13-15 years, 30% had it between 10-12 years, and only 12% had their menarche after 15 years. Regarding body weight, 55% of them had a body weight between 50 to 69 kilograms, and only 6.7% were above 70 kilograms. Most (75%) of the samples drink 1 to 2 liters per day, 13.3% drink more than 2 liters per day, and only 11.7% drink 1 liter. The majority (75%) of samples exercise daily, 10% exercise occasionally, and 15% never exercise. None of the samples consume junk food every day, but 66.7% consume it a few times a month. 16.7% had a family history of premenstrual syndrome, and 83.3% did not have a family history of Premenstrual syndrome. Regarding previous knowledge of Premenstrual syndrome, 86.7% had previous knowledge, and the remaining 13.3% did not. Conclusion: Among 60 subjects, none of them had good knowledge, 46.7% had poor knowledge, and 53.3% had average knowledge. The study found that there is a significant association between the level of knowledge and daily intake of water.