Survey study, 2025
Do teenage girls understand PMS and how do they manage symptoms?
Most teenage girls understood PMS well. They managed symptoms mainly with rest, healthy food, and warm compresses rather than medication or exercise.
What they did
Researchers surveyed 60 teenage girls at a school in Indonesia using questionnaires about their PMS knowledge and how they manage symptoms.
What they found
56.7% had good understanding of PMS, 33.3% had adequate understanding, and 10% had poor understanding. For managing symptoms: 78.3% chose rest, 73.3% ate healthy food, 63.3% used warm compresses, 41.7% did light exercise, and 20% took pain medication.
What it means for you
Teenage girls generally understand PMS well and use non-medication approaches. However, few use exercise for symptom management. More education is needed to encourage active symptom management like exercise.
56.7%
had good understanding
78.3%
chose rest
41.7%
did light exercise
About the study
- Original title
- GAMBARAN TINGKAT PEMAHAMAN DAN PENGELOLAAN GEJALA PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME (PMS) PADA REMAJA PUTRI DI MTSN 1 RANTAU SELATAN MELALUI PROGRAM PENYULUHAN KESEHATAN
- Authors
- Lily Putri Marito, Deli Syaputri, Rani Suraya
- Journal
- Jurnal Mal el Hayat
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.65187/jmeh.v1i2.23