Abstract
The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of various factors on premenstrual and menstrual symptoms among young women. The participants with regular menstrual cycles were 81 nursing students who had medical knowledge and 94 non-medical vocational school students.
Consequently, young women were experiencing gradually worsening symptoms. Less stress, refreshing sleep, no fatigue on awakening, moderate physical activity involved low symptoms. And in the third grade nursing students who had the most medical knowledge, premenstrual and menstrual symptoms were mild. In comparison with non-medical vocational school students, nursing students had sleep deprivation, frequent smoking and drinking. However, they might implement to pay attention to good nutrition and exercise habits for unhealthy surroundings. Non-medical vocational school students couldn't predict the next onset of menses day and they implemented small health behaviors. It was suggested that non-medical vocational school students had only limited knowledge about menstruation and popular health information. These findings indicate that a further investigation is required on the effect of knowledge status and environmental factors on premenstrual and menstrual symptoms.
