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title: What do adolescent girls know about PMS? | Niyora
description: Most girls (86.67%) had good knowledge about PMS, but 10% had poor knowledge. Girls whose mothers had higher education knew more about PMS.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-study-to-assess-knowledge-on-premenstrual-syndrome-among-adolescent-girls-at-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# What do adolescent girls know about PMS?

Most girls (86.67%) had good knowledge about PMS, but 10% had poor knowledge. Girls whose mothers had higher education knew more about PMS.

 Early or limited evidence

30 girls aged 16-20 years in Maharashtra, India

## What they did

They tested 30 girls aged 16-20 years in Maharashtra, India, using a questionnaire to see how much they knew about PMS. They also looked at whether factors like family type and mother's education affected their knowledge.

## What they found

Out of 30 girls, 10% had poor knowledge, 86.67% had good knowledge, and 3.33% had excellent knowledge. Mother's education and family type were linked with knowledge scores.

## What it means for you

Most girls in this group had good knowledge about PMS. Mother's education mattered for what girls knew. The main limitation is the very small sample size (only 30 girls) and it was only done in one state in India, so results may not apply to all girls.

30

girls studied

86.67%

had good knowledge

10%

had poor knowledge

## About the study

Original title A study to assess knowledge on Premenstrual Syndrome among adolescent girls at selected junior colleges, Maharashtra in a view to prepare information booklet Authors Divya K.M, Ajit V. Deshpande Journal A and V Pub International Journal of Nursing and Medical Research Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 30 What was tested Assessment of girls' knowledge about PMS using a structured questionnaire Read the paper [doi.org/10.52711/ijnmr.2023.03](https://doi.org/10.52711/ijnmr.2023.03)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[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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