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title: Does teaching girls about PMS help them prevent symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes. Girls who received four education sessions about PMS showed significant improvements in knowledge and preventive behaviors compared to a control group.
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Non-randomised trial, 2017

# Does teaching girls about PMS help them prevent symptoms?

Yes. Girls who received four education sessions about PMS showed significant improvements in knowledge and preventive behaviors compared to a control group.

 Moderate study design

120 pre-college girls in Tehran

## What they did

Study of 120 pre-college girls in Tehran divided into an education group and a control group. The education group received four sessions of 45 to 60 minutes each, based on the Health Belief Model framework, which teaches about risk and benefits of prevention. Both groups were surveyed before and after.

## What they found

After the education, the education group showed significant improvements in all Health Belief Model measures compared to the control group, especially in awareness and perceived risk (p<0.05).

## What it means for you

Teaching girls about PMS and how to prevent it using structured health education can help them understand and take steps to reduce symptoms. The study was conducted in Tehran with pre-college students, so results may not apply to other ages or countries.

120

girls studied

4

education sessions

45-60

minutes per session

## About the study

Original title The Effect of Educational Intervention Based on The Health Belief Model on Improvement of Preventive Behaviors Towards Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Among Girls of Pre-University in Tehran Authors Mania Khalilipour Darestani, Ali Komeili, Zahra Jalili Year 2017 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested Four 45 to 60 minute education sessions based on Health Belief Model Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.30699/acadpub.ijhehp.5.3.251](https://doi.org/10.30699/acadpub.ijhehp.5.3.251)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[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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