Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
İzmir katip çelebi üniversitesi sağlık bilimleri fakültesi dergisi, cilt.6, sa.2, ss.106-115, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Objective: To determine the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and using traditional
and complementary medicine among nursing students.
Material and Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 187
nursing students in a university, Turkey. The data was collected using the Information form
and the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale. Data was evaluated in SPSS (Windows 15.0) program.
Results: The mean age of the students was 21.14±1.74 years, and the mean menarche age
was 13.01±1.22 years. The mean menstruation cycle was 29.02±5.86 days, and the mean
menstruation duration was 6.04±1.29 days. The prevalence of premenstrual syndrome
was found 70.7%. There was a statistically significant relationship between Premenstrual
Syndrome Scale mean score and mother education level (χ²=24.410; p=0.000), smoking
(χ²=15.930; p=0.001), premenstrual syndrome symptoms in mother (χ²=13.579; p=0.001)
and premenstrual syndrome symptoms in sister (χ²=11.591; p=0.009). The 97.9% of students
used traditional and complementary medicine therapies. The most used mind-body
practices was heat therapy (77%), the most used phytotherapy was chamomile (9.1%), and
the most used dietary therapy was hot drinks (4.8%).
Conclusion: It was determined that the majority of nursing students had premenstrual
syndrome. Most of them were used traditional and complementary medicine therapies to
cope with premenstrual syndrome symptoms. The most used traditional and complementary
medicine therapies were mind-body practices. Besides, family history, ucation level of
mother and smoking were affecting factors for premenstrual syndrome.