Table 3 Impacts of PMS on female students of Mekelle University College of Health Sciences, March-April 2013 (n = 173)
Performance impairment | Frequency (N (%)) | |
|---|---|---|
Academic performance impairment | Yes | 83(48.0) |
No | 90(52.0) | |
Types of performance impairment | Frequent class missing | 49(28.3) |
Exam missing | 17(9.8) | |
Low grade scoring | 14(8.1) | |
Academic withdrawal | 3(1.7) | |
Scoring less than boys due to PMS | Yes | 28(13.9) |
No | 165(82.1) | |