SOCIAL SUPPORT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG FEMALES WITH AND WITHOUT MENSTRUATION PROBLEMS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

OBJECTIVE: To access the social support, quality of life (QoL) and mental health problems to discriminate between females with without menstruation problems. METHODS: This comparative study was conducted on sample 408 enrolled in through purposive sampling technique. Female (with menstruation) aging from 13 40 years, any restriction socioeconomic status were recruited public private academic institutions hospitals Sialkot, Pakistan. Females who denied giving consent those had other chronic infectious disease like diabetes, heart disease, cancer etc. excluded study. Demographic variables detail, Multidimensional Scale Perceived Social Support (MPSS), QoL Depression Anxiety Stress (DASS) assessed. Results analyzed by using SPSS version 20. RESULTS: Out participant, 206 (50.5%) 202 (49.5%) problem. Majority (n=146; 35.8%) form 19-26 years age group. Around 38.5% (n=157) graduates. (n=355; 87.0%) middle class families. Common menstrual observed dysmenorrhea (n=77; 18.9%), oligomenorrhea (n=67; 16.4%) menorrhagia (n=62; 15.2%). Significant difference among found (t= 5.01, p< 0.05) (t=-3.88, 0.05). CONCLUSION: suffers poor than There is immense need deal issues this group enhance QoL.