Survey study, 2023
How much do teenage girls in Nepal know about PMS and what symptoms do they experience?
Most teenage girls have very poor knowledge about PMS (90.2%), and 77% experience PMS symptoms. The most common symptoms are mood swings, headaches, irritability, and acne.
What they did
Cross-sectional survey of 322 adolescent girls attending higher secondary school in Nepal using a self-administered questionnaire about PMS knowledge, attitudes, and experience.
What they found
90.2% had very poor knowledge of PMS. 77% experienced PMS symptoms. Most common emotional symptoms were mood swings, headache, and irritability. Most common physical symptom was acne. Knowledge was linked to parents' education levels.
What it means for you
Teen girls need more education about menstrual health and PMS. The main limitation is that this study is from one district in Nepal, so results may not apply to other countries or regions.
322
Adolescent girls studied
90.2%
With very poor PMS knowledge
77%
With PMS symptoms
About the study
- Original title
- Knowledge, attitude, experience and management on premenstrual syndrome among secondary level adolescence girl students of Kirtipur Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Authors
- Elina Poudel, Amrit Bist, K. C. Amita
- Journal
- International Journal of Scientific Reports
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 322
- What was tested
- None - observational study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20231096
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