--- title: Does teaching about PMS and coping strategies increase knowledge? description: Yes. After a structured teaching program, 88% of adolescent girls had adequate knowledge about PMS and coping strategies, compared to only 10% before the prog url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-structured-teaching-programme-on-2021/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does teaching about PMS and coping strategies increase knowledge? Survey study, 2021 # Does teaching about PMS and coping strategies increase knowledge? Yes. After a structured teaching program, 88% of adolescent girls had adequate knowledge about PMS and coping strategies, compared to only 10% before the program. Early or limited evidence 100 adolescent girls from selected school ## What they did Before-and-after study of 100 adolescent girls at a selected school. Researchers gave girls a structured teaching program about PMS and coping strategies, then tested their knowledge before and after using questionnaires. ## What they found Before the program, 90% had inadequate knowledge and 10% had moderate knowledge. After the program, 88% had adequate knowledge and 12% had moderate knowledge. No girls had adequate knowledge before or inadequate knowledge after. ## What it means for you Structured education can significantly improve adolescent girls' knowledge about PMS and coping strategies. The study has no control group to compare against, and used convenient rather than random sampling. 90% With inadequate knowledge before teaching 88% With adequate knowledge after teaching 100 Total adolescent girls ## About the study Original title A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding premenstrual syndrome and its coping strategies among adolescence girls of selected school of Ratia Authors Suman, Sathish Rajamani Journal Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research Year 2021 Study design Survey study Participants 100 What was tested Structured teaching program on PMS and coping strategies Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.5958/2349-2996.2021.00028.8](https://doi.org/10.5958/2349-2996.2021.00028.8) Original abstract Background of The StudyPremenstrual syndrome (PMS), which occurs 7-14 days before the onset of menstruation and subsides with the commencement of menstrual flow, affects women during their reproductive age, and is associated with physical, psychological and behavioural changes.Objective of The StudyTo evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding premenstrual syndrome and its coping strategies among adolescent girls.MethodologyPre-experimental design was selected in this study. Sample size was 100 adolescent girls whom were selected through convenient sampling technique. Knowledge questionnaire were constructed for assessing the knowledge and its coping strategies of the adolescent girls. Tools were validated and reliability was checked by test retest method. Data were collected through self-reporting questionnaire method. The collected data were analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics.ResultsDuring pre-test an overwhelming majority of the subjects 90 (90%) were with inadequate knowledge and 10 (10%) with moderate knowledge. None of the subjects were having adequate knowledge. After administration of structured teaching programme 88% (88) of adolescence girls were having adequate knowledge, 12% (12) were having moderate knowledge and none of them belongs to inadequate knowledge category regarding premenstrual syndrome and its coping strategies. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## 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/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Survey study, 2025 What psychological and personal factors predict which university students will develop premenstrual syndrome? Survey study, 2024 How much do Indonesian 9th graders know about PMS and what are their attitudes? Non-randomised trial, 2021 Does teaching girls about PMS improve their knowledge? 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