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title: How common is PMS in adolescent girls, and does education about PMS help reduce symptoms?
description: PMS affected 40.9% of urban girls and 51.6% of rural girls. Three months after an educational program, girls reported significant decreases in all PMS symptom
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effect-of-educational-program-on-premenstrual-syndrome-in-adolescent-school-2014/
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Survey study, 2014

# How common is PMS in adolescent girls, and does education about PMS help reduce symptoms?

PMS affected 40.9% of urban girls and 51.6% of rural girls. Three months after an educational program, girls reported significant decreases in all PMS symptoms compared to before the program.

 Early or limited evidence

Adolescent girls in 4 secondary schools in Pondicherry, India (2 rural, 2 urban)

## What they did

Conducted an educational program about PMS in 4 schools in Pondicherry, India (2 rural and 2 urban). Girls filled out questionnaires about their PMS symptoms before the program and again three months after it ended.

## What they found

Before the program, 40.9% of urban girls and 51.6% of rural girls had PMS symptoms. After the educational program, total PMS scores and all subscale scores decreased significantly compared to before the program.

## What it means for you

Education may help girls manage PMS symptoms. However, without a control group, we cannot know if improvement came from the education, from time passing, or from other factors. This study is from one region in India.

51.6%

Rural girls with PMS before program

40.9%

Urban girls with PMS before program

3 months

Follow-up period after program

## About the study

Original title Effect of educational program on premenstrual syndrome in adolescent school girls Authors Ramya S, K Rupavani, Arounassalame Bupathy Journal International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology Year 2014 Study design Survey study What was tested Educational program about PMS management Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.5455/2320-1770.ijrcog20140333](https://doi.org/10.5455/2320-1770.ijrcog20140333)

## 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/)

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