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title: How common is premenstrual syndrome among teenage girls and how much do they know about managing it?
description: 73% of girls aged 18-20 had PMS, mostly at moderate severity (69.86%), but 88% had only average or poor knowledge about managing it.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/prevalence-of-premenstrual-syndrome-and-knowledge-regarding-premenstrual-2022/
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Survey study, 2022

# How common is premenstrual syndrome among teenage girls and how much do they know about managing it?

73% of girls aged 18-20 had PMS, mostly at moderate severity (69.86%), but 88% had only average or poor knowledge about managing it.

 Early or limited evidence

100 girls aged 18-20 years

## What they did

Descriptive survey of 100 girls aged 18-20 years using questionnaires about symptoms, severity, and knowledge about PMS management, plus measurement of body mass index.

## What they found

73% had PMS using ACOG diagnostic criteria. 69.86% had moderate PMS. For knowledge about PMS and management: 88% had average knowledge, 9% had poor knowledge, 3% had good knowledge. Significant associations were found between PMS and age, and between knowledge and family income.

## What it means for you

PMS is very common in young women but most do not know much about managing it, suggesting a need for education. The study was limited by convenience sampling of just 100 girls, so results may not represent all young women.

73%

had PMS

69.86%

moderate severity

88%

average knowledge about management

## About the study

Original title Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome and Knowledge regarding Premenstrual Syndrome and its Management among Girls Authors Nelma Joseph, Ligy Poonely, Alice N.C Journal Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 100 What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.52711/2349-2996.2022.00060](https://doi.org/10.52711/2349-2996.2022.00060)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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