DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i10.018

Pages: 3312-3315

Objectives: In this study our main aim is identify the PMS symptom between anaemic and non anaemic group. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was done in the department of Physiology, Chittagong Medical College, over one-year period from February 2017 to January 2018. Total 90 subjects between 18-22 years were selected by purposive sampling according to inclusion and exclusion criteria from the 1st year female medical students. They were divided in anaemic (Group A) and non anaemic (Group B) on the basis of haemoglobin concentration. Result: mean (±SD) PMS score of the subjects were 7.59 ± 3.6 and 7.08 ± 2.9 in group A and group B respectively.68% patients had mild anxiety in group-A, where as in group-B it was 77.5%. Also, 34.1% had mild headache in group-A where as in group-B it was 30.6%. Conclusion: From our study we can conclude that, anaemic subjects had more severe symptoms of PMS than non anaemic but the severity was not statistically significant. Symptoms may be compared with other disorders those mimic PMS.