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title: Does knowing more about menstruation help girls avoid or reduce premenstrual syndrome?
description: Girls with less knowledge about menstruation are more likely to experience PMS symptoms. We cannot be sure whether better knowledge prevents PMS or whether gi
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/hubungan-pengetahuan-remaja-putri-tentang-menstruasi-dengan-kejadian-2016/
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Survey study, 2016

# Does knowing more about menstruation help girls avoid or reduce premenstrual syndrome?

Girls with less knowledge about menstruation are more likely to experience PMS symptoms. We cannot be sure whether better knowledge prevents PMS or whether girls with PMS are less likely to learn about menstruation.

 Early or limited evidence

61 junior high school girls in Bali, Indonesia

## What they did

Researchers studied 61 junior high school girls in Bali, Indonesia. They measured girls' knowledge about menstruation and asked about their experience of PMS symptoms.

## What they found

59% of the girls (36 out of 61) had less knowledge about menstruation, and 59% reported experiencing PMS symptoms. Girls with less knowledge about menstruation were more likely to experience PMS.

## What it means for you

Learning more about how menstruation works might help reduce PMS symptoms. However, this was a small study in one school in Indonesia, and we cannot determine whether better knowledge prevents PMS or whether other factors link them together.

61

junior high school girls in Bali

59%

with less knowledge about menstruation

59%

who experienced PMS symptoms

## About the study

Original title HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN REMAJA PUTRI TENTANG MENSTRUASI DENGAN KEJADIAN PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME DI SMP KERAMAS BLAHBATUH TAHUN 2016 Authors Ni Wayan Noviani, Ni Putu Putri Utami Journal Jurnal Genta Kebidanan Year 2016 Study design Survey study Participants 61 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.36049/jgk.v6i2.89](https://doi.org/10.36049/jgk.v6i2.89)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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