A STUDY ON IMPACT OF PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME ON SCHOLASTIC PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL GOING ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls in one rural and one urban school with its impact on scholastic performance. METHODOLOGY An observational study was carried out among a convenient sample of 265 adolescent school girls aged between 13-16 years belonging to one rural and one urban girls' school in the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh during a period of one month during 2016. RESULTS e overall prevalence of premenstrual syndrome is 42.6%. About 51.9% of girls in the rural school and 35% of girls in the urban school are experiencing backache before and during menstrual period. Missing classes during menstruation is very high i.e 33.6% in rural school girls and 24.4% in urban school girls.