Study, 2024
Can researchers create a reliable tool to measure menstrual symptoms in teenage girls?
Researchers developed a new measurement scale to assess menstrual symptoms in adolescents. In India, only 48% of teenage girls know about menstruation before their first period.
What they did
Researchers developed a standardized measurement scale to assess premenstrual and menstrual symptoms in adolescent girls in India. They aimed to evaluate how well the scale measures different types of menstrual problems.
What they found
Premenstrual symptoms and period pain are the most common menstrual problems in adolescents. Only 48% of teenage girls in India know about menstruation before their first period.
What it means for you
A tool to measure menstrual symptoms could help identify adolescents who need support. Most teenage girls in India don't have enough information about menstruation before it happens, suggesting education programs are needed.
48%
Teenage girls in India aware of menstruation beforehand
19.3%
Adolescents in India's population
About the study
- Original title
- To Assess and Evaluate the Premenstrual and Menstrual Comprehensive Symptoms Scale for Grading the Menstrual Problems among Adolescent Girls
- Authors
- Sunita Shrivastav, Bali N. Thool
- Journal
- Journal of Obstetric and Gynaecological Practices POGS
- Year
- 2024
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- A new measurement scale for menstrual and premenstrual symptoms
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.5005/jogyp-11012-0026
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