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title: What do adolescent girls know and do about premenstrual syndrome?
description: Most had average knowledge and good practices. Most learned about PMS from family rather than health professionals.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-descriptive-study-to-assess-the-knowledge-and-practice-of-premenstrual-2020/
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Survey study, 2020

# What do adolescent girls know and do about premenstrual syndrome?

Most had average knowledge and good practices. Most learned about PMS from family rather than health professionals.

 Early or limited evidence

100 adolescent girls at Dashmesh Parivar School in Amritsar, Punjab, India

## What they did

Researchers gave a questionnaire to 100 adolescent girls at a school in India to assess their knowledge and practices related to PMS.

## What they found

52% of girls were aged 12-14 years. 62% came from low-income families. 79% had average knowledge about PMS and 69% had good practices. Most girls got information about PMS from family members. There was no significant relationship between knowledge and practice levels.

## What it means for you

Most adolescent girls have basic knowledge and good practices regarding PMS, though often from family members rather than health professionals. Knowledge was linked to family income and education. The study only included girls at one school.

100

Number of adolescent girls studied

79%

Had average knowledge about PMS

69%

Had good practices related to PMS

## About the study

Original title A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS OF AMRITSAR, PUNJAB Authors Arundeep Kaur, Harleen Kaur Journal IDC International Journal Year 2020 Study design Survey study Participants 190 What was tested Knowledge and practices regarding PMS assessed Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.47211/idcij.2020.v07i03.010](https://doi.org/10.47211/idcij.2020.v07i03.010)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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