Center Vladimir Nazor, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Res Dev Disabil. 2010 May-Jun;31(3):800-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.02.004. Epub 2010 Mar 6.
The issues involving menstruation are the topic of many scientific inquiries in the fields of medicine, psychology, sociology and anthropology. The aim of this study was to determine the age at menarche and the most common symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in adolescent girls with intellectual disability. The main method of data collection was through the use of a survey and an interview with the girls. The sample consisted of 31 adolescent girls with intellectual disability and 31 adolescent girls without intellectual disability serving as a control group. Both groups were between the ages of 14 and 18 years. The results of this study revealed higher variability of age at menarche in girls with intellectual disability compared to girls without intellectual disability. The symptoms of PMS were almost equally distributed in both groups of girls. Many girls with intellectual disability do not have enough knowledge about menstruation. More attention needs to be given to treating the symptoms of PMS and educating the girls in a school setting.
涉及月经的问题是医学、心理学、社会学和人类学领域许多科学研究的主题。本研究旨在确定初潮年龄和青春期智障女孩经前期综合征（PMS）的常见症状。主要的数据收集方法是通过对女孩进行调查和访谈。样本由 31 名智障少女和 31 名非智障少女组成，后者作为对照组。两组女孩的年龄均在 14 至 18 岁之间。本研究结果表明，智障少女的初潮年龄比非智障少女的初潮年龄更具变异性。两组女孩的 PMS 症状分布几乎相同。许多智障少女对月经没有足够的了解。需要更多关注治疗 PMS 症状，并在学校环境中对女孩进行教育。
