Survey study, 2020

What attitudes do teenage girls have about premenstrual syndrome, and what affects them?

Most girls had positive attitudes about PMS (50.3%) and good knowledge about it (74.2%). Knowledge, physical activity, anxiety levels, and health education all related to how they felt about managing PMS.

Early or limited evidence 151 female junior high school students in Tangerang, Indonesia

What they did

A survey of 151 female junior high school students in Indonesia. They answered questionnaires about their knowledge, attitudes, physical activity level, anxiety, and health education about premenstrual syndrome.

What they found

50.3% had positive attitudes toward PMS, 74.2% had high knowledge about it, 53.6% reported heavy physical activity, 54.3% had mild anxiety, and 53% had high health education. Knowledge, physical activity level, anxiety, and health education all showed significant relationships with attitudes about PMS.

What it means for you

Girls who know more about PMS, exercise regularly, have lower anxiety, and receive better health education tend to have more positive attitudes about managing PMS. However, this was only one group of Indonesian teenagers at a junior high school.

151

students studied

50.3%

had positive attitudes about PMS

74.2%

had high knowledge about PMS

About the study

Original title: ANALISIS SIKAP REMAJA DALAM MENGHADAPI SINDROM PREMENSTRUASI DI SMPN 1 MAUK TANGERANG TAHUN 2019
Authors: Yenny Aulya, Tresna Amalia Hady
Journal: Jurnal Ilmu dan Budaya
Year: 2020
Study design: Survey study
Participants: 260
Open access: Yes
Read the paper: doi.org/10.47313/jib.v41i66.801

Topics

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)Anxiety and tension Irritability and anger Psychotherapy, counselling and education Exercise and yoga Work and productivity Relationships and partners Students and academic performance Adolescents and young people Stigma, attitudes and culture

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