Survey study, 2022
Is Facebook easy and useful for learning about PMS?
Yes. Of 77 school teenagers, 63.6% found Facebook easy to use for PMS health education and 57.1% found it useful. Students who found it easier to use were more likely to find it useful.
What they did
Researchers surveyed 77 school teenagers about their experience using Facebook to learn about PMS. The questionnaire measured how easy they found Facebook to use and how useful they found it.
What they found
Of the 77 teenagers studied, 63.6% found Facebook easy to use for PMS health education and 57.1% found it useful. There was a relationship between ease of use and usefulness, though it was a weak one.
What it means for you
Facebook may be an effective way to teach teenagers about PMS. The main limitation is that the study only asked teenagers about their perception, not whether they actually learned anything or felt better. It also only included teenagers who already had PMS and were seeking information, so results may not apply to all young people.
63.6%
found Facebook easy to use
57.1%
found it useful for PMS education
77
teenagers studied
About the study
- Original title
- Perceived Ease of Use and Usefulness of Facebook for Premenstrual Syndrome Health Education
- Authors
- Dwi Sri Handayani, Elsi Dwi Hapsari, Widyandana Widyandana
- Journal
- Jurnal PROMKES
- Year
- 2022
- Study design
- Survey study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.20473/jpk.v10.i1.2022.58-64
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