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title: Does teaching girls about PMS improve their knowledge? | Niyora
description: Yes, a teaching program significantly improved girls' knowledge about PMS. Before the program, 90% of girls had inadequate knowledge about it.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/assess-the-knowledge-through-structured-teaching-program-regarding-premenstrual-2024/
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# Does teaching girls about PMS improve their knowledge?

Yes, a teaching program significantly improved girls' knowledge about PMS. Before the program, 90% of girls had inadequate knowledge about it.

 Early or limited evidence

50 adolescent girls

## What they did

A cross-sectional study with 50 adolescent girls. They gave a structured teaching program about PMS and measured knowledge before and after.

## What they found

There was significant improvement in knowledge after the teaching program. Before the program, 90% of the girls had inadequate knowledge.

## What it means for you

Teaching girls about PMS can improve their understanding. Most girls don't know much about PMS initially, so education helps. The main limit is the small sample and lack of a comparison group to show what happens without teaching.

50

adolescent girls in study

90%

had inadequate PMS knowledge before teaching

## About the study

Original title Assess the Knowledge through Structured Teaching Program Regarding Premenstrual Syndrome among Adolescent Girls Authors Mrs. Nagammal, Ms. Suneethad, S Ms. Megha et al. Journal Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care Year 2024 Study design Survey study Participants 50 What was tested Structured teaching program on PMS Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.36348/sjnhc.2024.v07i11.008](https://doi.org/10.36348/sjnhc.2024.v07i11.008)

## Topics

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