--- title: Does an educational program improve how secondary school girls manage PMS? description: Yes. Girls who received an educational program improved their PMS-related practices compared to those who did not. Improvements were seen at 2 weeks and 4 wee url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effectiveness-of-an-educational-program-on-female-students-practices-toward-2022/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does an educational program improve how secondary school girls manage PMS? Non-randomised trial, 2022 # Does an educational program improve how secondary school girls manage PMS? Yes. Girls who received an educational program improved their PMS-related practices compared to those who did not. Improvements were seen at 2 weeks and 4 weeks after the program. Moderate study design 140 secondary school girls with PMS in Al-Sadder city, Iraq (70 in program, 70 in control) ## What they did 140 secondary school girls with PMS in Iraq (70 receiving education, 70 control) were selected if they met criteria for PMS. They were tested for practices before the program, then 2 weeks after, then 2 weeks later again. Girls who completed an educational program showed changes compared to control girls. ## What they found Girls in the educational program group showed clear improvements in their practices at 2 weeks and at 4 weeks compared to before the program. These improvements differed clearly from the control group. ## What it means for you An educational program can improve girls' PMS-related practices. The study did not randomly assign girls, so selection bias is possible. The abstract does not describe what specific practices were taught or improved. 140 girls studied 70 per group (program and control) 2 measurement times after program ## About the study Original title Effectiveness of an Educational Program on Female Students’ Practices toward Premenstrual Syndrome at Secondary Schools in Third Al- Rusafa Education Directorate Authors Sarab Mansoor Mahdi, Suhad Khairi Journal Iraqi National Journal of Nursing Specialties Year 2022 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested 4-step educational program on PMS and self-care Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.58897/injns.v34i2.574](https://doi.org/10.58897/injns.v34i2.574) Original abstract Objective: Determination the effectiveness of educational program on female students’ practices toward premenstrual. Methodology: A quasi-experimental design study was conducted involving (140) student purposely in four secondary schools at Al-sadder city (70) student for study group and (70) for control group. The prevalence of PMS selected through American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) (2015) criteria to select PMS students before program. The education program were set in four steps, the first step (pre-test) is to assess the practices, before the implementation of the program, the second step is implementing the program, following two steps post-test I and II between each test two weeks. Validity is determined through a panel of experts, and the reliability of the questionnaire is determined through a pilot study of ten students. Data analyzed through descriptive inferential statistics. Results: The study indicates that the number of study sample that reported having premenstrual syndrome was (140). There were significant differences at (P- value≤ 0.01) between pretest, posttest I and posttest II. A significant difference results were found between the first test before the implementation of the program and the two tests after implementation the program, compared to the control group. Recommendations: The study recommended that early education courses in primary school regarding menstruation, premenstrual syndrome, and self-care measures 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/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. 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