Survey study, 2021
What helps women adopt preventive behaviors for PMS?
Women with confidence in their ability and who understood the benefits of physical activity were more likely to adopt preventive behaviors. Confidence and physical activity were the strongest factors.
What they did
260 female students from Rafsanjan University completed a questionnaire about their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about preventing PMS. Researchers looked at what predicted whether women actually adopted preventive behaviors.
What they found
There was a clear connection between preventive behavior and attitude, perceived benefits, confidence in their ability, cues to action, and barriers. Physical activity per week and confidence in ability were the two strongest predictors of preventive behavior.
What it means for you
Feeling confident in your ability to prevent PMS and understanding the benefits of physical activity are linked to actually doing preventive behaviors. This was one small university group, so results may differ elsewhere.
260
students surveyed
About the study
- Original title
- Knowledge, Attitude and Beliefs of Rafsanjan Female Students Regarding Preventive Behaviors of Premenstrual Syndrome: Application of Health Belief Model
- Authors
- Seyedeh Shirin Lotfipur Rafsanjani, Mahdieh Maesomi, Mostafa Nasirzadeh
- Journal
- Qom Univ Med Sci J
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 260
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.52547/qums.15.3.156
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