Survey study, 2020
Does an information booklet improve girls' knowledge about PMS?
The abstract does not present results on whether the booklet improved knowledge. It shows that girls' baseline knowledge did not vary by age, religion, mother's education, or other demographic factors.
What they did
Evaluative study at a government secondary school in rural India. 120 girls received an information booklet about PMS. Researchers assessed their knowledge using a structured questionnaire and analyzed whether demographic factors like age, religion, and menstrual history predicted knowledge levels.
What they found
Demographic variables including age, class, religion, mother's education, information source, age at menarche, menstrual interval, and PMS experience showed no significant association with baseline knowledge at the 0.05 significance level. The study concluded that most rural girls had limited baseline knowledge about PMS.
What it means for you
The abstract focuses on baseline knowledge and demographic patterns rather than whether the booklet improved learning. Demographic factors did not explain knowledge differences between girls. This is from one rural school in India.
120
secondary school girls
0.05
significance level
About the study
- Original title
- A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INFORMATION BOOKLET ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN SELECTED RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOL AT UDAIPUR
- Authors
- Geetanjali Sharma
- Journal
- GFNPSS-International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
- Year
- 2020
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 120
- What was tested
- Information booklet about PMS
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.46376/ijmr/1.5.2020.168-171
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