--- title: Does teaching about PMS improve adolescent girls' knowledge of the condition? description: Yes. Seven days after a structured teaching programme, adolescent girls showed significantly higher knowledge scores compared to before the teaching (p<0.05). url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-study-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-structured-teaching-programme-on-2026/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does teaching about PMS improve adolescent girls' knowledge of the condition? Non-randomised trial, 2026 # Does teaching about PMS improve adolescent girls' knowledge of the condition? Yes. Seven days after a structured teaching programme, adolescent girls showed significantly higher knowledge scores compared to before the teaching (p<0.05). This suggests education can improve understanding of PMS. Early or limited evidence 60 adolescent girls from schools in Rajkot, Gujarat, India ## What they did Quasi-experimental study of 60 adolescent girls from schools in Rajkot, Gujarat. A knowledge questionnaire was administered before a structured teaching programme about PMS, then repeated 7 days after the teaching session. ## What they found Post-test knowledge scores were significantly higher than pre-test scores (p<0.05). The abstract does not provide specific pre-test and post-test score values, only reporting statistical significance of improvement. ## What it means for you An educational programme can improve adolescent girls' knowledge about PMS, which may help with early recognition and management. However, the study only measured knowledge gain, not whether improved knowledge actually affects symptoms, behavior, or health outcomes. It also lacked a control group. 60 girls studied 7 days time to follow-up p<0.05 statistical significance ## About the study Original title A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding pre-menstrual syndrome among Adolescents girls in selected school of Rajkot, Gujarat in the year of 2024-2025 Authors Suhana Malek, Minaxi Thakor Journal International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing Year 2026 Study design Non-randomised trial Participants 60 What was tested Structured teaching programme on PMS Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.33545/26642298.2026.v8.i8a.292](https://doi.org/10.33545/26642298.2026.v8.i8a.292) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[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 Systematic review, 2025 Does teaching adolescent girls about their menstrual cycle and health help reduce period pain and PMS? Non-randomised trial, 2023 Does education about healthy lifestyle reduce PMS symptoms in high school girls? Non-randomised trial, 2021 Does teaching girls about PMS improve their knowledge? Survey study, 2020 How many adolescent girls have PMS, and does teaching them about it help? Randomised trial, 2020 Does health education help women cope with PMS? Non-randomised trial, 2017 Does teaching girls about PMS help them prevent symptoms? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗