Non-randomised trial, 2021
Does teaching girls about PMS improve their knowledge?
Yes. Knowledge about PMS increased from 24.1% to 56.3% in girls who received the educational program, while the comparison group showed no improvement.
What they did
Quasi-experimental study conducted in intermediate and secondary schools in the Kurdistan region from January 2018 to January 2019. 200 adolescent students aged 13-20 were divided into two groups. The intervention group received an educational program about PMS. The comparison group did not. Knowledge was assessed before and after.
What they found
In the intervention group, knowledge about PMS increased from 24.1% at pre-test to 56.3% at post-test. The comparison group showed no improvement in knowledge.
What it means for you
Teaching girls about PMS helps them understand it better. The study measured knowledge but not whether this actually changed their practices or symptoms. Conducted in one region of one country with no long-term follow-up.
200
Students in the study
24.1%
Knowledge at pre-test
56.3%
Knowledge at post-test
About the study
- Original title
- EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EDUCATION PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-CARE PRACTICES OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS WITH PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME IN ERBIL CITY
- Authors
- Sazan Bahram Ahmed, Awaz Aziz Saeed
- Journal
- The Malaysian Journal of Nursing
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- Participants
- 200
- What was tested
- Educational program about premenstrual syndrome
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.31674/mjn.2021.v13i02.005
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