|
First author, Year
|
Country
|
Setting
|
School status
|
N
|
PMSa
|
Severe painb
|
Headache
|
Swellingc
|
Fatigued
|
|---|
|
East Africa
|
|
Zegeye 2009 [21]
|
Ethiopia
|
Mix
|
School-going
|
565
|
75.4%
|
72.0%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
North Africa
|
|
Abd El-Hameed 2011 [44]
|
Egypt
|
Mix
|
School-going
|
160
|
NR
|
94.4%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
West Africa
|
|
Gumanga 2012 [31]
|
Ghana
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
456
|
NR
|
74.4%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Ajah 2015 [42]
|
Nigeria
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
482
|
75.1%
|
64.1%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Aniebue 2009 [40]
|
Nigeria
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
495
| |
26.7%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Central America
|
|
Marván 2001 [57]
|
Mexico
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
98
|
NR
|
NR
|
6.1%
|
NR
|
14.3%
|
|
South America
|
|
Pitangui 2013 [58]
|
Brazil
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
174
|
NR
|
73.0%
|
14.4%
|
61.5%
|
27.6%
|
|
South Asia
|
|
Dambhare 2012 [32]
|
India
|
Mix
|
School-going
|
561
|
56.3%
|
56.2%
|
26.7%
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Thakre 2012 [22]
|
India
|
Mix
|
School-going
|
387
|
55.8%
|
61.0%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Baidya 2014 [77]
|
India
|
Rural
|
Mix
|
200
|
8.5%
|
59.5%
|
16.0%
|
NR
|
4.0%
|
|
Rana 2015 [63]
|
India
|
Rural
|
Mix
|
400
|
NR
|
46.8%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Bodat 2013 [67]
|
India
|
Rural
|
School-going
|
622
|
NR
|
58.1%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Kanotra 2013 [92]
|
India
|
Rural
|
School-going
|
323
|
3.1%
|
18.3%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Mudey 2010 [34]
|
India
|
Rural
|
School-going
|
300
|
NR
|
NR
|
25.7%
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Shanbhag 2012 [10]
|
India
|
Rural
|
School-going
|
329
|
NR
|
61.3%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Wasnik 2015 [72]
|
India
|
Rural
|
School-going
|
435
|
17.9%
|
62.3%
|
6.7%
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Patil 2013 [62]
|
India
|
Rural
|
Unclear
|
440
|
93.2%
|
28.0%
|
1.8%
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Chaudhuri 2012 [60]e
|
India
|
Unclear
|
School-going
|
224
|
NR
|
59.8%
|
28.1% (of 128)
|
NR
|
70.3% (of 128)
|
|
Sharma 2008 [64]
|
India
|
Urban
|
Mix
|
198
|
63.1%
|
67.2%
|
16.7%
|
11.1%
|
48.0%
|
|
Chandraratne 2011 [43]f
|
Sri Lanka
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
594
|
66.2%
|
61.3%
|
28.1% (of 393)
|
NR
|
29.1% (of 393)
|
|
Nair 2012 [73]
|
India
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
3443
|
NR
|
72.4%
|
13.9%
|
NR
|
36.1%
|
|
Sharma 2003 [25]
|
Nepal
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
96
|
NR
|
69.8%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Southeast Asia
|
|
Lee 2006 [37]
|
Malaysia
|
Mix
|
School-going
|
2247
|
74.7%
|
69.3%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Wong 2011 [47]
|
Malaysia
|
Rural
|
School-going
|
1295
|
NR
|
76.0%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Wong 2011 [38]
|
Malaysia
|
Rural
|
School-going
|
1295
|
63.1%
|
NR
|
47.3%
|
12.6%
|
81.1%
|
|
Wong 2010 [78]
|
Malaysia
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
1075
|
NR
|
74.5%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Wong 2011 [48]
|
Malaysia
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
1076
|
56.5%
|
NR
|
38.4%
|
13.1%
|
75.4%
|
|
West Asia
|
|
Poureslami 2002 [79]
|
Iran
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
250
|
NR
|
71.2%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
|
Jarrah 2012 [36]
|
Jordan
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
490
|
NR
|
NR
|
50.4%
|
NR
|
80.6%
|
|
Santina 2012 [59]
|
Lebanon
|
Urban
|
School-going
|
389
|
NR
|
74.3%
|
22.8%
|
34.6%
|
NR
|
|
Eryilmaz 2009 [80]g
|
Turkey
|
Unclear
|
School-going
|
1951
|
NR
|
72.2%
|
26.1% (of 1408)
|
NR
|
11.9% (of 1408)
|
|
Reis 2011 [27]
|
Turkey
|
Urban
|
Mix
|
310
|
NR
|
23.9%
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
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PMS Premenstrual symptoms/syndrome, NR Not reported
-
aPremenstrual symptoms or premenstrual syndrome
-
bIncluding dysmenorrhea
-
cSwelling or bloating
-
dFatigue or dizziness
-
eHeadaches and fatigue reported among girls with dysmenorrhea who agreed to provide more information
-
fHeadaches and fatigue reported among girls with PMS
-
gHeadaches and fatigue reported among girls with dysmenorrhea
