--- title: Can teaching about PMS improve adolescent girls' knowledge? | Niyora description: Yes. A PowerPoint presentation and pamphlets significantly improved knowledge scores about PMS and its management in adolescent girls. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-quasi-experimental-study-to-assess-the-knowledge-regarding-pre-menstrual-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Can teaching about PMS improve adolescent girls' knowledge? Non-randomised trial, 2025 # Can teaching about PMS improve adolescent girls' knowledge? Yes. A PowerPoint presentation and pamphlets significantly improved knowledge scores about PMS and its management in adolescent girls. Early or limited evidence 60 early adolescent girls from a government middle school in Jalandhar, Punjab, India ## What they did 60 early adolescent girls from a government middle school in Jalandhar, Punjab, India received education about PMS management through a PowerPoint presentation and pamphlets. Knowledge was measured before and after the education. ## What they found Knowledge scores increased significantly from 7.53 ± 2.581 before education to 19.63 ± 1.84 after education. This represents a substantial improvement in understanding of PMS and its management. ## What it means for you Educational materials about PMS improved knowledge scores substantially. However, the study is small and has no true control group, so we cannot rule out other factors causing the improvement. 60 girls in study 7.53 pre-test knowledge score 19.63 post-test knowledge score ## About the study Original title A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PRE-MENSTRUAL SYNDROME AND ITS MANAGEMENT AMONG EARLY ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SELECTED GOVT. SCHOOL IN JALANDHAR, PUNJAB, INDIA Authors Priya Priya, Sukhmeet Kaur Journal International Journal of Advanced Research Year 2025 Study design Non-randomised trial Participants 60 What was tested PowerPoint presentation and pamphlets about PMS and its management Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/21040](https://doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/21040) Original abstract A quasi-experimental Study was undertaken to assess the Knowledge regarding Pre-menstrual Syndrome and its management among early adolescent in selected govt. school in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Objectives:To assess the level of knowledgeregarding Pre-menstrual Syndrome and its management among early adolescent girls. To provide knowledgeregarding Pre-menstrual Syndrome with the help of Power point presentation and provide pamphlets regarding its management. To determine the association between the level of knowledge with selected demographic variables and self structured tools. Methodology: A quantitative research approach with quasi-experimental research design was used in the study. Research setting was government middle school Jalandhar Punjab India. Total 60 samples were selected with non-Probability purposive sampling technique. Verbal consent were taken from the students. Self-structured tool was used to assess the knowledge regarding premenstrual syndrome among early adolescent girls. Result and conclusion:The Present study was done on 60 early adolescent girls to assess the Knowledge regarding Pre menstrual syndrome in selected government school, Jalandhar, Punjab India. The study comparison was done based on pre test and posttest level of Knowledge Pre test 7.53 + 2.581. Post test 19.63+ 1.84. Hence, the finding revealed the significant improvement in the knowledge. Recommendation:Similar studies can be replicated with large samples withgeneralization. A study can be conducted to evaluate the knowledge and the attitude of adolescent girls regarding PMS. An exploratory study can be done at various settings to identify factors influencing PMS. 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