Mental and Reproductive Health Correlates of Academic Performance among Debre Berhan University Female Students, Ethiopia: The Case of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Table 1

Premenstrual symptoms and functional interference, June 2015.

	Not at all		Mild		Moderate		Severe
	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
List of symptoms
Anger/irritability	180	34.0%	160	30.2%	139	26.3%	50	9.5%
Anxiety/tension	153	28.9%	162	30.6%	156	29.5%	58	11.0%
Tearfulness/increased sensitivity to rejection	239	45.2%	159	30.1%	102	19.3%	29	5.5%
Depressed mood/hopelessness	184	34.8%	140	26.5%	148	28.0%	57	10.8%
Decreased interest in work activity	137	25.9%	138	26.1%	174	32.9%	80	15.1%
Decreased interest in home activity	126	23.9%	167	31.6%	163	30.9%	72	13.6%
Decreased interest in social activity	158	29.9%	155	29.4%	148	28.0%	67	12.7%
Difficulty concentrating	206	38.9%	150	28.4%	119	22.5%	54	10.2%
Fatigue/lack of energy	110	20.8%	143	27.0%	165	31.2%	111	21.0%
Overeating/food craving	282	53.3%	158	29.9%	65	12.3%	24	4.5%
Insomnia/difficulty of sleeping	264	49.9%	119	22.5%	101	19.1%	45	8.5%
Hypersomnia (need more sleep)	150	28.4%	139	26.3%	143	27.0%	97	18.3%
Feeling overwhelmed or out of control	228	43.1%	144	27.2%	105	19.8%	52	9.8%
Physical symptoms (e.g., muscle pain, bloating)	130	24.6%	105	19.8%	146	27.6%	148	28.0%
Area of functioning
Symptoms interfered work efficiency or productivity	163	30.8%	153	28.9%	162	30.6%	51	9.6%
Symptoms interfered relationship with coworkers	178	33.6%	148	28.0%	144	27.2%	59	11.2%
Symptoms interfered relationship with family	180	34.0%	144	27.2%	115	21.7%	90	17.0%
Symptoms interfered social life activity	171	32.3%	150	28.4%	150	28.4%	58	11.0%
Symptoms interfered home responsibility	174	32.9%	164	31.0%	127	24.0%	64	12.1%