Patterns and Predictors of Premenstrual Symptoms among Females Working in a Psychiatry Hospital

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample ().

Serial number	Variables	Subgroups	(%)
1	Age groups (in yrs)	15–25	22 (14.7)
		26–35	78 (52.0)
		36–45	50 (33.3)
2	Occupation	Student	33 (22.0)
		Nursing staff	87 (58.0)
		Ward attendant	30 (20.0)
3	Education	Below 10th standard	25 (16.7)
		10th standard and above	125 (83.3)
4	Family type	Nuclear	110 (73.3)
		Joint	40 (26.7)
5	Religion	Hindu	71 (47.3)
		Muslim	15 (10.0)
		Christian	64 (42.7)
6	Marital status	Married	105 (70.0)
		Unmarried	45 (30.0)
7	Presence of any physical illness		40 (26.7)
8	Using any contraceptive pills		Nil