--- title: Is there a link between how much adolescents know about reproduction and their attitudes toward PMS? description: Yes, a clear relationship was found between reproductive knowledge and attitudes toward PMS. Girls with more education about reproduction had different views url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/analysis-health-reproductive-knowledge-toward-attitude-premenstrual-syndrome-in-2020/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Is there a link between how much adolescents know about reproduction and their attitudes toward PMS? Survey study, 2020 # Is there a link between how much adolescents know about reproduction and their attitudes toward PMS? Yes, a clear relationship was found between reproductive knowledge and attitudes toward PMS. Girls with more education about reproduction had different views on PMS than those who knew less. Early or limited evidence 46 adolescent girls in Indonesia at junior high school who had begun menstruating ## What they did Researchers surveyed 46 junior high school students in Indonesia (grades 7 and 8) who had started menstruating. They measured how much the students knew about reproduction and their attitudes toward PMS. ## What they found A clear relationship was found between reproductive knowledge and attitudes toward PMS. Background data showed that 78-75% of girls in Indonesia knew about menstruation compared to 37-32% of boys. ## What it means for you This is a very small study in one school in Indonesia, so results may not apply to other places or age groups. It suggests that teaching girls about reproduction might be connected to how they feel about PMS, but the study was too small to know if better education actually helps. 46 girls surveyed 78-75% girls who knew about menstruation 37-32% boys who knew about menstruation ## About the study Original title Analysis Health Reproductive Knowledge Toward Attitude Premenstrual Syndrome In Adolescent Authors Agnes Erida Wijayanti, Yustinus Wahyu Journal Jurnal Keperawatan Respati Yogyakarta Year 2020 Study design Survey study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.35842/jkry.v7i2.471](https://doi.org/10.35842/jkry.v7i2.471) Original abstract Knowledge of adolescents in Indonesia about reproductive health is still very low. For example menstruation as the puberty of women. Boys who know menstruation are around 37% (20-24 years) and 32% (15-19 years). While girls around 78% (20-24 years) and 75% (15-19 years). The research method used was a non-experimental study with a cross-sectional design. The population in this study were junior high school students, who had menstruated as many as 46 children. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling where the researcher determines the sampling by determining the special characteristics of the randomly chosen sample selection that has been menstruating by the Guidance Counseling teacher that are class VII and VIII then analyzing the data using the Spearman Rank test. The results of the study using the Spearman rank test showed a significance of 0,000 (p = 0,000 <0.01) so that there is a relationship between reproductive health knowledge with attitudes toward premenstrual syndrome in adolescents at Prambanan junior High School. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[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/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Survey study, 2026 Can watching a YouTube video teach teenage girls more about PMS? Survey study, 2025 How much do high school girls know about PMS? Non-randomised trial, 2023 Does education help teenage girls learn to detect and manage PMS? Survey study, 2020 What attitudes do teenage girls have about premenstrual syndrome, and what affects them? Systematic review, 2025 Does teaching adolescent girls about their menstrual cycle and health help reduce period pain and PMS? Study, 2026 What coping strategies help women manage PMS symptoms? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗